Absolute zero
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
[Boston] : WGBH Boston, [2008].
Status
Main Library - Adult Movie
DVD 536.56 A1643zW
1 available
DVD 536.56 A1643zW
1 available
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Main Library - Adult Movie | DVD 536.56 A1643zW | On Shelf |
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Published
[Boston] : WGBH Boston, [2008].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 109 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
UPC
783421424494
Notes
General Note
Based on the book: Absolute zero and the conquest of cold / by Tom Shachtman.
General Note
Originally broadcast on public television as an episode of the television program Nova in 2007.
General Note
Anamorphic widescreen (16:9) format; Dolby digital.
General Note
Special features: DVD-ROM access to printable materials for educators (PDF format)
Creation/Production Credits
Narrator, Neil Ross.
Description
Presents the history of low-temperature research and the quest for ever-lower notches on the thermometer. The conquest of cold opens with experiments in the 1600s that asked what heat and cold are and whether they are different aspects of the same phenomenon. Shows how the experiments that settled those questions helped stoke the Industrial Revolution. The race for absolute zero dramatizes the rivalry between Scottish researcher James Dewar and Dutch physicist Heike Onnes, who plunged cold science to the forbidding realm at which oxygen and then hydrogen turn into liquids. Shows how the quest continues today as scientists pioneer super-fast computing near absolute zero--the ultimate chill of -459.67⁰ F, where atoms slow to a virtual standstill.
Target Audience
Not rated.
Funding Information
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation,ESI-0307939.
System Details
DVD; Region 1; NTSC.
Language
Closed-captioned; Optional audio-described soundtrack.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Dugan, D., Shachtman, T., & Ross, N. (2008). Absolute zero . WGBH Boston.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dugan, David, Tom Shachtman and Neil Ross. 2008. Absolute Zero. WGBH Boston.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Dugan, David, Tom Shachtman and Neil Ross. Absolute Zero WGBH Boston, 2008.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Dugan, David., Tom Shachtman, and Neil Ross. Absolute Zero WGBH Boston, 2008.
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