A historical and scientific assessment of carbon evaluates its ironic dual role as both a key building block of life on Earth and a component of such threats as carbon dioxide emissions, chlorofluorocarbons, and simple carbohydrates, in an account that offers insight into the science of carbon and its myriad uses throughout humankind's evolution. 40,000 first printing.

A historical and scientific assessment of carbon evaluates its ironic dual role as both a key building block of life on Earth and a component of such threats as carbon dioxide emissions, chlorofluorocarbons, and simple carbohydrates, in an account that offers insight into the science of carbon and its myriad uses throughout humankind's evolution. 40,000 first printing.

A historical and scientific assessment of carbon evaluates its ironic dual role as both a key building block of life on Earth and a component of such threats as carbon dioxide emissions, chlorofluorocarbons, and simple carbohydrates, in an account that offers insight into the science of carbon and its myriad uses throughout humankind's evolution. 40,000 first printing.

A historical and scientific assessment of carbon evaluates its ironic dual role as both a key building block of life on Earth and a component of such threats as carbon dioxide emissions, chlorofluorocarbons, and simple carbohydrates, in an account that offers insight into the science of carbon and its myriad uses throughout humankind's evolution. 40,000 first printing.