Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold

Bringing the history of cold to life, Schachtman starts in the 1600s with an alchemist's attempt to air-condition Westminster Abbey and continues with the invention of thermometers and scales, the sale of Walden Pond ice to tropical countries, and the pursuit of absolute zero by scientists.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 12/12/2000
ISBN: 9780618082391
Pages: 224
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 8.27h x 5.51w x 0.68d