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Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold
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Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold Open ebook - 2000

by Tom Shachtman


Summary

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.

Details

  • Title Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold
  • Author Tom Shachtman
  • Binding Open Ebook
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mariner Books
  • Date 2000-12-12
  • ISBN 9780547525952 / 0547525958
  • Dewey Decimal Code 536.56

Media reviews

"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

About the author

Tom Shachtman has written twenty-eight nonfiction books, including the acclaimed Around the Block and Skyscraper Dreams. He has also written documentary films and tapes, which have won many awards. Shachtman lives with his wife in New York City.