Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

Material World: The Six Raw Materials That Shape Modern Civilization

Sand, salt, iron, copper, oil, and lithium. These fundamental materials have created empires, razed civilizations, and fed our ingenuity and greed for thousands of years. Without them, our modern worl…

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