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    Cover of Rust

    Rust

    Jonathan Waldman · 2015

    An environmental journalist traces the historical war against rust, revealing how rust-related damage costs more than all other natural disasters combined and how it is combated by industrial workers, the government, universities, and everyday people.

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    4recommend
    5mentions
    5people
    2016–2023years
    80% recommend20% neutral

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    What Hacker News says

    1. nradovJul 2022
      For those who want a deeper dive into this subject read the book “Rust: The Longest War" by Jonathan Waldman.

      https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Rust/Jonathan-Waldman...

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    2. jupiter909Jul 2022
      Rust - The Longest War; is a book about this topic, very insightful read.

      https://www.amazon.com/Rust-Longest-War-Jonathan-Waldman/dp/...

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    3. EamonnMRDec 2018
      Exploding the Phone (Phil Lapsley): A history of the Phone Phreak phenomenon. If you've browsed around ancient hacker lore or read textfiles.com, you'll enjoy it.

      Giving Good Weight (John McPhee): Some John McPhee articles. They're very good, as usual, the title article being about farmers markets and told in an experimental style.

      Rust: The Longest War (Jonathan Waldman): Explores several different stories tied together by the theme of metal corrosion and the people who contend with it.

      Hallucinations (Oliver Sacks): Mostly about what malfunctions of the brains of a few can tell us about how all of our brains are structured.

      Designers & Dragons: A History of the Roleplaying Game Industry (Parts 1 and 2 so far) (Shannon Appelcline) The history of a bunch of start-ups.

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    4. DowwieMay 2016
      Bad title, yet an interesting story. This article is an excerpt from the book, "Rust -- the longest war"

      http://www.amazon.com/Rust-Longest-War-Jonathan-Waldman/dp/1...

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    5. ofrzetaAug 2023
      Related: Rust: The Longest War by Jonathan Waldman, that contains a chapter about the Statue of Liberty with lots of intricacies about coating.
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