"[T]he quest for gold" has been "gluttonous," says Bernstein, tracing the metal's impact on human myth and history: gold has inspired art, battles, conquests and discoveries, including Columbus's trip to the New World, where he hoped to secure enough gold to buy back the Holy Sepulcher from the Musl
The Organization of Innovation- The History of an Obsession
โ Scribed by Hirschi, Caspar
- Book ID
- 121334163
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2013
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 312 KB
- Volume
- 52
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0044-8249
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