Phosphate Rocks - Erskine, Fiona
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A factory is demolished. A dead body is discovered in the ruins. The mummified corpse is encased in a carapace of compacted phosphate rock and surrounded by ten objects that provide tantalising clues as to its identity. Phosphate Rocks: A Death in 10 Objects unravels the mystery using a mix of real life anecdote, scientific explanation and a touch of fiction. Inspired by Primo Levi, in the style of Dan Brown, this is the portrait of a factory in all its complex, glorious, interconnected, messy entirety. A hymn to the forgotten, the unknown and the misunderstood, this is the story of an industry in decline and some of the fine people taken down with it.…mehr

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A factory is demolished. A dead body is discovered in the ruins. The mummified corpse is encased in a carapace of compacted phosphate rock and surrounded by ten objects that provide tantalising clues as to its identity. Phosphate Rocks: A Death in 10 Objects unravels the mystery using a mix of real life anecdote, scientific explanation and a touch of fiction. Inspired by Primo Levi, in the style of Dan Brown, this is the portrait of a factory in all its complex, glorious, interconnected, messy entirety. A hymn to the forgotten, the unknown and the misunderstood, this is the story of an industry in decline and some of the fine people taken down with it.
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Fiona is a professional engineer based in the North-East of England. Born in Scotland, she studied Chemical Engineering at University and for forty years worked in design, construction, maintenance and manufacturing all over the world. She now teaches Process Safety at the University of Sheffield in England.