Title: The diamond makers
First published: 1999
Description: "Spanning centuries of ground-breaking science, bitter rivalry, outright fraud, and self-delusion, The Diamond Makers is a narrative centered around the brilliant, often eccentric, and controversial pioneers of high-pressure research. This blend of dramatic personal stories and extraordinary scientific advancesand 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."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Artificial Diamonds, Diamonds, Artificial, High pressure (Technology), Diamonds, High pressure (Science), Research
LC classification: TP873.5.D5 H39 1999