Under a Metal Sky : A Journey Through Minerals, Greed and Wonder by Philip Marsden She gradually won the admiration

She gradually won the admiration of learned men and intellectual honours

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developed from her groundbreaking Radio 4 essay series

Under a Metal Sky : A Journey Through Minerals, Greed and Wonder by Philip Marsden She gradually won the admirationThe discovery of minerals beneath our feet has transformed our species. Ochre first prompted humans to express themselves in art; tin and copper helped instigate the Bronze Age and later the Industrial Revolution; silver kick started the engines of global trade. Each of these substances generated a leap forward in technology, each one opened the imagination a little further and each one brought with it a cache of unexpected dangers. Under A Metal Sky