Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold
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Houghton Mifflin
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Erscheinungsdatum
01.11.2017
Verlag
Mariner BooksSeitenzahl
272 (Printausgabe)
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2106 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9780547525952
"A lovely, fascinating book, which brings science to life." -Alan Lightman
Combining science, history, and adventure, Tom Shachtman "holds the reader's attention with the skill of a novelist" as he chronicles the story of humans' four-centuries-long quest to master the secrets of cold (
Scientific American).
"A disarming portrait of an exquisite, ferocious, world-ending extreme,"
Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold demonstrates how temperature science produced astonishing scientific insights and applications that have revolutionized civilization (
Kirkus Reviews). It also illustrates how scientific advancement, fueled by fortuitous discoveries and the efforts of determined individuals, has allowed people to adapt to-and change-the environments in which they live and work, shaping man's very understanding of, and relationship, with the world.
This "truly wonderful book" 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's
Nova in 2008 (
Library Journal).
"An absorbing account to chill out with." -
Booklist
Combining science, history, and adventure, Tom Shachtman "holds the reader's attention with the skill of a novelist" as he chronicles the story of humans' four-centuries-long quest to master the secrets of cold (
Scientific American).
"A disarming portrait of an exquisite, ferocious, world-ending extreme,"
Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold demonstrates how temperature science produced astonishing scientific insights and applications that have revolutionized civilization (
Kirkus Reviews). It also illustrates how scientific advancement, fueled by fortuitous discoveries and the efforts of determined individuals, has allowed people to adapt to-and change-the environments in which they live and work, shaping man's very understanding of, and relationship, with the world.
This "truly wonderful book" 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's
Nova in 2008 (
Library Journal).
"An absorbing account to chill out with." -
Booklist
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