Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold by Tom Shachtman

Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold

Tom Shachtman

272 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction history science informative slow-paced
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In a sweeping yet marvelously concise history, Tom Shachtman ushers us into a world in which scientists tease apart the all-important secrets of cold. Readers take an extraordinary trip, starting in the 1600s with an alchemist's air conditioning o...

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