ZISCHKA Anton - Science breaks monopolies [first edition 1936] [cover by Zygmunt Radnicki].

Lviv - Warsaw 1936, Książnica-Atlas. 13.5x21 cm, pp. 326, (2), black and white photographs on separate pages, linen bookbinding, publisher's soft cover preserved. Good condition (small abrasions and soiling of the binding).

First Polish edition of a popular book translated into 18 languages by Austrian journalist Anton Zischka (1904-1997), in which the author argues that only the progress of science and economy and the global spread of prosperity can save the world from armed conflicts. The cover was designed by Zygmunt Radnicki.

"(...) The author sees world trade, the free exchange of ideas and goods - as a noble goal and considers the world as a giant system of interconnected pipes. (...) The author believes that the cooperation of nations is led only by securing themselves from starvation and closed borders, a peaceful sense of strength and the awareness of full independence. World trade and any political arrangement can only be based on the free will of all concerned. There must be free-will trade, refinement of raw material, exchange of special skills, and not just export at any price to pay for vital raw materials." [from the preface]

In the contents, among other things: The most powerful of all victories - overcoming fear. Monopolies and fear of hunger, isolation and war. Europe's struggle against hunger. Progress in response to progress - chemical bread against mechanical bread. The taming of microbes. What is achieved through race. Sugar from beets, wood and coal. Wood as a propellant, textile raw material and basic chemical. Wool without sheep. Milk as a textile raw material. Rubber from lime and coal against "blood rubber." Three examples of long-tried synthesis - glass, cement, artificial resins. The pain of raw material synthesis - metals. Discovery of new energy sources. The dream of the solar motor. Synthetic gasoline. Bread butter, silk, perfume and beauty for all.