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Charles Kenneth Leith

The political control of this great industrial weapon means political supremacy both in war and peace. The history of the increasingly bitter struggle between France and Germany for control of the industry indicates a growing recognition of this fact.

Charles Kenneth Leith

More steel has been produced since 1910 than in all the preceding history of the world.

This historical quotation shows the extremely rapid pace that the world adopted a technology once it had been mechanized—in this case: steel.

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Charles Kenneth Leith

Born: January 20, 1875
Died: September 13, 1956
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Charles Kenneth Leith was an American geologist. He was head of the University of Wisconsin geology department for 30 years. In 1942, he was awarded the Penrose Medal by the Geological Society of America, the highest award given in the geosciences.

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