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"Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil and lithium — these foundational materials are
literally what the modern world is built on. Without sand for glass, say
goodbye to our fiber optic internet. No copper means no conductive wiring. And
a world without lithium is a world without rechargeable batteries.
For the final installment of
Hitting the Books for 2023, we're bringing you
an excerpt from the fantastic
Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape
Modern Civilization by Ed Conway. A finalist for the
Financial Times and
Schroders Business Book of the Year award,
Material World walks readers
through the seismic impacts these six substances have had on human civilization
throughout history, using a masterful mix of narrative storytelling and
clear-eyed technical explanation. In the excerpt below, Conway discusses how
the lithium ion battery technology that is currently powering the EV revolution
came into existence."
Via Kenny Chaffin.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
