David Abraham: Elements of Power. Gadgets, weapons and the struggle for a stable future in the age of rare metals

Our future holds on a number of elements that many of us have never heard of. In this amazing and informative book, David Abraham tells what rare metals are and why our electronic gadgets, powerful weapons and the future of our planet are dependent on them. These metals became the "building bricks" of modern society. Their properties are key to almost all of our electronic, military and "green" technologies. But their growing use does not do without environmental, economic and geopolitical consequences.

Abraham traces the invisible paths of these elements from mines to our houses, from the distant hills of China to the ice of the Finnish Gulf, offering a living look Who produces rare metals, trades them and does not imagine life without them. He claims that these materials play an increasingly significant role in the world and give power to countries and companies that are able to provide stable deliveries.

just as oil, iron and bronze made a revolution at one time, the same Now these metals are being made. The complex tasks that this book reveals and the decisions that it offers make it mandatory to read rare metals in our age.