The Disappearing Spoon Chapter 5
Summary
In the chapter, it talked about a man named Fritz Haber who invented a Poisonous gas that would be a great weapon in WW1. The gas consisted of Bromine and then moves in into a more dangerous gas Chlorine, its cousin. The book first described Haber as a man who helped with fertilization with his formula that contains Nitrogen. The Nitrogen helped with fertilization that feeds millions to this day but that wasn't Haber's purpose, his purpose was to make a deadly gas that killed millions rather than helped.
During Haber's inventions of the poisonous gases, his wife died due to her not being able to deal with the killing machine she called husband. Afterward, Haber won a Nobel prize and was announced as a criminal for his unrighteous actions in his chemical gases. But then WW2 came along and other mad geniuses came along to make deadlier other weapons like the "berthes" which used Tungsten to would send deadly shells 60 miles or more to their destination. Towards the end of the war, a new problem arose that had to deal with the use of elements, Tantalum and Niobium, that was Congo that had no Government and was total chaos.
During Haber's inventions of the poisonous gases, his wife died due to her not being able to deal with the killing machine she called husband. Afterward, Haber won a Nobel prize and was announced as a criminal for his unrighteous actions in his chemical gases. But then WW2 came along and other mad geniuses came along to make deadlier other weapons like the "berthes" which used Tungsten to would send deadly shells 60 miles or more to their destination. Towards the end of the war, a new problem arose that had to deal with the use of elements, Tantalum and Niobium, that was Congo that had no Government and was total chaos.
Reflection
This chapter was very impressive seeing how history seems to evolve around the periodic table and explains the bad side of the periodic table that drives our, destruction, hate, greed, and death. But one thing I like about the book is how it starts off with a story to introduce an element and its toll on humanity. Two in which are Bromine and Chlorine in WW1, which were used to make poisonous gases. The chemist that seems to be a savior in fertilization was sadly using his formula of ammonia(NH3) to make gas bombs that made nightmarish consequences to all that were victim to this gas.
The chemist was Fritz Haber, who invested his life in the war efforts instead of making a "good" out of his skill in Chemistry. Most would greatly disapprove of his actions he made, more or less seeing him as a man with no morals. He helped with fertilization but he also helped or influence many other chemists in using his methods on chemical warfare which was a harbinger. Aside from his sad and destructive story as a chemist there was a plenty more troubles later on. One in which was tantalum and niobium that was used in the making of phones, Congo in Africa was a good source pf this but was also a bad source, morally. Congo was a region that had no government and many deaths in the last couple of years. Lastly, I liked this chapter because it explains the dark side of the periodic table in our human nature.
The chemist was Fritz Haber, who invested his life in the war efforts instead of making a "good" out of his skill in Chemistry. Most would greatly disapprove of his actions he made, more or less seeing him as a man with no morals. He helped with fertilization but he also helped or influence many other chemists in using his methods on chemical warfare which was a harbinger. Aside from his sad and destructive story as a chemist there was a plenty more troubles later on. One in which was tantalum and niobium that was used in the making of phones, Congo in Africa was a good source pf this but was also a bad source, morally. Congo was a region that had no government and many deaths in the last couple of years. Lastly, I liked this chapter because it explains the dark side of the periodic table in our human nature.
Guideline Questions
1.Elements can be used in war by making them into smoke, tear gas, and poison gas in chemical warfare.
2.The word harbinger meant that one person would soon take over.
3.The Uranium can benefit people by it being a source of electricity. Although, Uranium can harm people by the element being used in atomic bombs. Hydrogen, on the other hand, can be used in the making of water or for chemical warfare like the Hydrogen Bomb.
4.The ironic part in Haber wining a Nobel prize is for his "accomplishment" of inventing deadly gases that benefited war efforts to kill. The prize of Tungsten jumped dramatically because it would be used for cannon shells that resist separation or movement of the atoms due to the heat/temperature.
5. The two elements can be found in the continent of Africa. The Country of Africa or Congo had many wars since it has no government but now we get them from Australia. The reason we need Tantalum and Niobium is because it is an important factor in the making of Phones.
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