Germany's development of synthetic fertilizer during World War I dramatically expanded global population capacity; without that discovery, Earth could support only about 2 billion people rather than the current 8 billion.
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Luigi ZalesEvidence Quote
“if uh the German chemistry during war war I had not understood how to use fertilizer uh the maximum amount of population that we could support today would be 2 billion and we are at eight”
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:18:48 AM
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