{"product_id":"diamond-makers-book-robert-m-hazen-9780521654746","title":"The Diamond Makers","description":"Humans have treasured diamonds for their exquisite beauty and unrivaled hardness for thousands of years. Deep within the earth, diamonds grow. Diamonds the size of footballs, the size of watermelons - billions of tons of diamonds wait for eternity a hundred miles beyond our reach. Spanning centuries of ground-breaking science, bitter rivalry, outright fraud, and self-delusion, The Diamond Makers is a compelling narrative centered around the brilliant, often eccentric, and controversial pioneers of high pressure research. This vivid blend of dramatic personal stories and extraordinary scientific advances - and devastating failures - brings alive the quest to create diamond. Scientists have harnessed crushing pressures and scorching temperatures to transform almost any carbon-rich material, from road tar to peanut butter, into the most prized of gems. The book reveals the human dimensions of research - the competition, bravery, jealousy, teamwork, and greed that ultimately led to today's billion-dollar diamond synthesis industry.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49542118899985,"sku":"GOR006014882","price":13.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49576206205201,"sku":"GOR002656688","price":13.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50299488010513,"sku":"CIN0521654742G","price":6.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52135282311441,"sku":"NLS9780521654746","price":43.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53081667404049,"sku":"NIN9780521654746","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53483281416465,"sku":"CIN0521654742A","price":7.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0521654742.jpg?v=1751441275","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/diamond-makers-book-robert-m-hazen-9780521654746","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}