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🗓️ 2 May 2017
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His formula saved millions from starvation - among other things.
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0:37.0 | Fritz was a chemist with a very simple philosophy. |
0:40.0 | The bigger the problem, the simpler the solution. |
0:43.0 | So when he turned his mind to the problem of global starvation, |
0:48.0 | Fritz didn't focus on the lack of food. |
0:50.0 | He focused on the lack of poop. |
0:53.0 | Back in the early 20th century, the production of nitrogen-based products |
0:57.0 | was completely reliant upon the acquisition of ammonia from natural deposits. |
1:02.0 | And there just wasn't enough poop on the planet to fertilize enough crops |
1:06.0 | to feed the exploding population. |
1:09.0 | So rather than round up feces from every species, |
1:13.0 | Fritz decided to recreate ammonia's catalytic formation |
1:17.0 | from hydrogen and atmospheric nitrogen. |
1:20.0 | In other words, Fritz pulled ammonia from thin air. |
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