#86 Carl Bosch and Fritz Haber (A Genius and a Doomed Tycoon)

This is the story of two men who invented a way to turn air into bread. Built factories the size of small cities. Made enormous fortunes. Helped engineer the deaths. Of millions of people.

And saved the lives of billions more. Their work stands, I believe, as the most important discovery ever made. See if you can think of another that rinks with it. In terms of life and death importance. For the largest number of people.

Most people do not know the names of either the men or their invention. Their work lives today in the form of giant factories. Usually located in remote areas. That drink rivers of water. Inhale oceans of air.

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