Absolute Zero and the Conquest of ColdHMH, 12 dec 2000 - 272 pagina's “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 |
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... after confessing to his guilt, he was stripped of his position and banished from London, though he was spared incar ceration. The deeper reason for Bacon's eclipse was related to 12 Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold.
... after confessing to his guilt, he was stripped of his position and banished from London, though he was spared incar ceration. The deeper reason for Bacon's eclipse was related to 12 Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold.
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... , and Drebbel was unable to collect his pay for the last one. He tried in vain to revive a scheme to distribute heat to the houses of London via underground pipes, and he was 18 Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold.
... , and Drebbel was unable to collect his pay for the last one. He tried in vain to revive a scheme to distribute heat to the houses of London via underground pipes, and he was 18 Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold.
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Tom Shachtman. the houses of London via underground pipes, and he was part of an unsuccessful attempt to drain fens to make arable land. Desperate for income, he started a brewery and alehouse near London Bridge, attracting attention ...
Tom Shachtman. the houses of London via underground pipes, and he was part of an unsuccessful attempt to drain fens to make arable land. Desperate for income, he started a brewery and alehouse near London Bridge, attracting attention ...
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... London, rather than having to remain a dozen miles from the city; and there were further indications that the change in monarchs might completely end his banishment and once again bring him to counsel the crown. In March 1626, while ...
... London, rather than having to remain a dozen miles from the city; and there were further indications that the change in monarchs might completely end his banishment and once again bring him to counsel the crown. In March 1626, while ...
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... London and later at Oxford. United in their emphasis on the need to experiment and to push aside the Aristotelian-Augustinian-Aquinan way of apprehending and explaining the world, they took their philosophic cues from Bacon, and from ...
... London and later at Oxford. United in their emphasis on the need to experiment and to push aside the Aristotelian-Augustinian-Aquinan way of apprehending and explaining the world, they took their philosophic cues from Bacon, and from ...
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4 Adventures in the Ice Trade
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5 The Confraternity of the Overlooked
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6 Through Heat to Cold
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7 Of Explosions and Mysterious Mists
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8 Painting the Map of Frigor
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10 The Fifth Step
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11 A Sudden and Profound Disappearance
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12 Three Puzzles and a Solution
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13 Mastery of the Cold
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9 Rare and Common Gases | |
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