"For millennia, human societies got by using these approaches. But they were **still limited by nitrogen**. But then, in the early 20th century, we hit another inflection point. Our deadlock with nitrogen was finally broken. [[Fritz Haber]] and [[Carl Bosch]] invented **synthetic fertiliser, an innovation that changed the world beyond recognition**. ([Location 2494](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=2494))" --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[fertilisers]], [[ammonia]], [[nitrogen]], [[hydrogen]], [[technology]], [[farming]] **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]