Word: nitrogenous
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Atmospheric Nitrogen Division. A justification of all of Allied's policies is the success it has had in the production of synthetic nitrogen. The War found the world dependent upon Chile's natural nitrate. Germany met the problem by developing synthetic nitrogen, and Allied's accomplishments in the same direction have made the U. S. independent of other countries for this chemical valuable in peace, invaluable during...
Allied's place in the world nitrogen industry is typical of its attitude. It would have none of the recent Nitrogen Cartel by which Germany and the united producers of Chile endeavored to stabilize the industry (TIME, Aug. 18, FORTUNE, October). It remained independent, silent, giving no quarter, asking none. To understand Allied's secrecy, Allied's independence, one need only consider the big Allied nitrogen fixation plant at Hopewell, Va. It is said that even Mr. Weber has never visited this plant to which, certainly, no other director has ever been. Only five men are credited...
...experiment toward creating living material out of dead is highly exciting. Basic material of all beings is protoplasm. Every body cell contains protoplasm, a gooey material like white of egg, one-fourth heavier than water. Protoplasm always contains at least twelve elements: calcium, carbon, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, magnesium, nitrogen, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, sulphur. The living combination of these is exceedingly complex. Best of chemists have been unable to decipher the protoplasmic interrelations. Could they do "so, they could make protoplasm in their laboratories...
...Association in 1898 that, taking into consideration acre yield and population growth, wheat would be scarce enough in 30 years to cause a famine. This year's world wheat surplus (see p. 16) is sufficient commentary on Sir William's prediction. Because of the development of synthetic nitrogen used in fertilizers, and the improvement in wheat strains by selective breeding, the limit of wheat growing has been extended farther north, the acreage yield increased. This Professor Bower pointed out as an example of the contribution of experimental botany to the maintenance of civilization. Realizing the importance...
...monopoly on nitrates, which meant that Chile had a monopoly. For practically all the world's natural nitrate comes from a certain desolate plateau high up in the Andes in northern Chile, a 450-mi. stretch utterly barren of water and vegetation.* But since the War, synthetic nitrogen has been steadily rolling up tonnage, while Chilean nitrate has remained almost stationary. Thus, in the "Fertilizer Year" (which begins June 1) of 1927-1928, synthetic production of pure nitrogen was 1,267,000 metric tons, Chilean 390,300. Chemically, Chilean nitrate is superior to synthetic because of its high iodine...