Absolute zero and the conquest of cold
Tom Shachtman (Author)
"A lovely, fascinating book, which brings science to life."--Alan Lightman 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
eBook, English, 2000
First Mariner books edition View all formats and editions
Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 2000
1 online resource
9780547525952, 0547525958
1011499426
Winter in summer
Exploring the frontiers
Battle of the thermometers
Adventures in the ice trade
Confraternity of the overlooked
Through heat to cold
Of explosions and mysterious mists
Painting the map of Frigor
Rare and common gases
Fifth step
Sudden and profound disappearance
Three puzzles and a solution
Mastery of the cold
"A Mariner book."