LEADER 03169nam 22006494a 450 001 9910459899103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8135-7923-6 010 $a0-8135-4870-5 024 7 $a10.36019/9780813548708 035 $a(CKB)2670000000038593 035 $a(EBL)902769 035 $a(OCoLC)655848230 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000419040 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11267819 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000419040 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10378118 035 $a(PQKB)11332405 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC902769 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse8091 035 $a(DE-B1597)530236 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780813548708 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL902769 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10393232 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL900092 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000038593 100 $a20080708d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGrowing American rubber$b[electronic resource] $estrategic plants and the politics of national security /$fMark R. Finlay 210 $aNew Brunswick, N.J. $cRutgers University Press$dc2009 215 $a1 online resource (335 p.) 225 1 $aStudies in modern science, technology, and the environment 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8135-4483-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 237-306) and index. 327 $aThe American dependence on imported rubber : the lessons of revolution and war, 1911-1922 -- Domestic rubber crops in an era of nationalism and internationalism -- Thomas Edison and the challenges of the new rubber crops -- The nadir of rubber crop research, 1928-1941 -- Crops in war : rubber plant research on the grand scale -- Sustainable rubber from grain : the Gillette Committee and the battles over synthetic rubber -- Resistance to domestic rubber crops and the decline of the Emergency Rubber Project -- From domestic rubber crops to biotechnology. 330 $aGrowing American Rubber explores America's quest during tense decades of the twentieth century to identify a viable source of domestic rubber. Straddling international revolutions and world wars, this unique and well-researched history chronicles efforts of leaders in business, science, and government to sever American dependence on foreign suppliers. Although synthetic rubber emerged from World War II as one solution, the issue of ever-diminishing natural resources and the question of how to meet modern-day demands linger today. 410 0$aStudies in modern science, technology, and the environment. 606 $aRubber industry and trade$zUnited States$xHistory 606 $aRubber plants$xResearch$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aRubber industry and trade$xHistory. 615 0$aRubber plants$xResearch 676 $a633.8/95 686 $aVB 2340$2rvk 700 $aFinlay$b Mark R$01005719 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910459899103321 996 $aGrowing American rubber$92312882 997 $aUNINA