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Re:Discovery of nitrogen-fixing corn variety could reduce ne... by Khol on Thursday August 09, 2018 @06:07AM (#17722908)
It's worth noting that Fritz Haber is also credited with the development of chemical warfare, being one of the leaders in the deployment of chlorine gas during the 1st world war. His life is an interesting read: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Haber

He was reported on by Radiolab in an episode about the good and bad that people do: https://www.wnycstudios.org/story/180092-the-bad-show/

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Re:Discovery of nitrogen-fixing corn variety could reduce ne... by az123zaz on Thursday August 09, 2018 @06:28AM (#17722978)
There is a good book called the Alchemy of Air that goes into this quite a bit.
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Re:Discovery of nitrogen-fixing corn variety could reduce ne... by macintux on Thursday August 09, 2018 @12:28PM (#17725644)
Reminds me of Thomas Midgley.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.

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