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Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold Paperback - 2000
by Tom Shachtman
Bringing the history of cold to life, Schachtman starts in the 1600s with an alchemist's attempt to air-condition Westminster Abbey and continues with the invention of thermometers and scales, the sale of Walden Pond ice to tropical countries, and the pursuit of absolute zero by scientists.
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In this engrossing scientific chronicle, a perennial paperback favorite, Tom Shachtman combines science, history, and adventure in the story of our four-centuries-long quest to master the secrets of cold. Now a documentary based largely on Shachtman’s acclaimed book promises to bring these exhilarating scientific accomplishments to a new audience. Underwritten by the National Science Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and set to air on PBS and the BBC, the documentary was produced by British Emmy Award winner David Dugan, in collaboration with Meredith Burch of Meridian Productions in Washington, D.C.
Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold demonstrates how temperature science produced astonishing scientific insights and applications that have revolutionized civilization. It also illustrates how scientific advancement, fueled by fortuitous discoveries and the determination of individuals, shapes our understanding of and relation to the world.
Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold demonstrates how temperature science produced astonishing scientific insights and applications that have revolutionized civilization. It also illustrates how scientific advancement, fueled by fortuitous discoveries and the determination of individuals, shapes our understanding of and relation to the world.
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- Title Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold
- Author Tom Shachtman
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 272
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Mariner Books, Wilmington, Massachusetts
- Date 2000-12-12
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780618082391 / 0618082395
- Weight 0.61 lbs (0.28 kg)
- Dimensions 8.25 x 5.5 x 0.68 in (20.96 x 13.97 x 1.73 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Low temperature research
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 99033305
- Dewey Decimal Code 536.56
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"A lovely, fascinating book, which brings science to life." --Alan Lightman
"Schachtman . . . holds the reader's attention with the skill of a novelist." --SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
"Schachtman . . . holds the reader's attention with the skill of a novelist." --SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN
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