Der absolute Nullpunkt und die Bezwingung der Kälte

Author/Contributor(s):	Shachtman, Tom
Publisher:	Mariner Books
Date:	12/12/2000
Binding:	Paperback
Condition:	NEW

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.