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Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold
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Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold
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Open Road Media
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Publication Year:
2000
ISBN-13: 9780547525952
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<DIV><B>&ldquo;A lovely, fascinating book, which brings science to life.&rdquo; &mdash;Alan Lightman</B><BR /><BR /> Combining science, history, and adventure, Tom Shachtman &ldquo;holds the reader&rsquo;s attention with the skill of a novelist&rdquo; as he chronicles the story of humans&rsquo; four-centuries-long quest to master the secrets of cold (<I>Scientific American</I>).<BR /> &#160;<BR /> &ldquo;A disarming portrait of an exquisite, ferocious, world-ending extreme,&rdquo; <I>Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold</I> demonstrates how temperature science produced astonishing scientific insights and applications that have revolutionized civilization (<I>Kirkus Reviews</I>). It also illustrates how scientific advancement, fueled by fortuitous discoveries and the efforts of determined individuals, has allowed people to adapt to&mdash;and change&mdash;the environments in which they live and work, shaping man&rsquo;s very understanding of, and relationship, with the world.<BR /> &#160;<BR /> This &ldquo;truly wonderful book&rdquo; was adapted into an acclaimed documentary underwritten by the National Science Foundation and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, directed by British Emmy Award winner David Dugan, and aired on the BBC and PBS&rsquo;s <I>Nova </I>in 2008 (<I>Library Journal</I>).<BR /> &#160;<BR /> &ldquo;An absorbing account to chill out with.&rdquo; &mdash;<I>Booklist</I></DIV>
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