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"C" What the Big Deal Is: Part Deux

Posted by Eric Roston at 5/21/2008 8:17 PM and is filed under Carboniferous Period,Coal,Books,carbon,The Carbon Age,Geology,Interviews,Food

Part Two of my conversation with Jen-Luc Piquant covers everything from the Carboniferous Period -- when the world made its coal -- to 9/11 and beyond. Jen-Luc illustrates the chat with Dan McCarthy's wonderful 2004 poster of the "life" of a carbon atom. (You can order McCarthy's work through his Web site, though this carbon poster is sold out):