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1. Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold by Tom Shachtman | |
Paperback: 272
Pages
(2000-12-12)
list price: US$14.00 -- used & new: US$4.41 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: B003YCQF5U Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
Editorial Review Product Description But as we now know, the mastery of cold has yieldedinnumerable advances, from the ubiquitous presence of refrigerationand air-conditioning to phenomenal leaps in superconductivity andsubatomic research--in 1999 alone, Shachtman cites, a Harvard teamused laser cooling to create an environment 50-billionths of a degreeabove zero, slowing the speed of light to just 38 miles per hour! Absolute Zero guides us skillfully through the fitful, nascentgrowth of this misunderstood, bastard branch of science, from theearly accomplishments of Boyle, Joule, William Thomson (later LordKelvin), and other lesser-knowns like Anders Celsius and GabrielDaniel Fahrenheit to the 20th century, the integration of ultracoldresearch with quantum theory, and the most recent accomplishments inthe field. Shachtman's approachable voice proves equally facile withboth the science of cold and the mundane history of its technical andcommercial uses, including the global ice trade and the work of one ofcold's greatest commercial pioneers, a chemist named ClarenceBirdseye. --Paul Hughes Customer Reviews (14)
Excellent inside story of low-temperature thermodynamics
Simply unreadable
Utterly annoying and scientifically misleading
Utterly annoying and scientifically misleading
Very Well Written Understandable Yet Technical Book |
2. Absolute Zero by Chuck Logan | |
Hardcover: 382
Pages
(2002-02)
list price: US$24.95 -- used & new: US$11.74 (price subject to change: see help) Asin: B00008RUNQ Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
Editorial Review Product Description On one of the coldest nights in Minnesota history, the difference between life and death is literally the blink of an eye for Phil Broker, until recently St. Paul's most successful undercover cop. That blink will convey the urgent warning of a comatose man who knows the dark truth binding Broker to a remarkable cast of characters -- a weary anesthesiologist, a brilliant surgeon, a wealthy novelist, his ex-wife (a reformed exotic dancer) and her unrepentant pimp. For Broker it all began when he agreed to take three big-city professionals on a canoeing trip across Minnesota's most remote lakes. One of the three is horribly injured in a freak October blizzard, and Broker embarks on a white-knuckle rescue against time and the elements, ending with a writer in a coma and his accountant dead. Suspicious of foul play, Broker follows a twisted trail of manipulation and revenge that leads back to the writer's beautiful wife -- and a ring of men caught in a deadly competition for her affections. Customer Reviews (17)
Taut thriller, intriguing characters
Literary, but not a thriller
First Logan novel.
Page turner - for a while
Really Absolute Zero |
3. Absolute Zero Gravity: Science Jokes, Quotes and Anecdotes by Betsy Devine, Joel E. Cohen | |
Paperback: 162
Pages
(1992-12)
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Customer Reviews (4)
This book will definitelytickle the funny bone of both scientists & non-scientists alike!
Absolute Zero Gravity is a great gift idea for Geeks!
Tremendously Funny!
Hilarious! |
4. Absolute Zero (Bagthorpes) by Helen Cresswell | |
Paperback: 256
Pages
(2005-03-03)
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Inspired Madness & Brilliant Chaos Shame that it's out of print! Bring it back!
absolute madness
absolute madness
Hysterical.Classic.Perfect. Like Ordinary Jack before it, Absolute Zero chronicles the lives ofthe eccentric, lunatic Bagthorpes.Competition madness overtakes thefamily after the urbane Uncle Parker wins a Caribbean trip for two.Betteryet, while Uncle Parker and Aunt Celia take their trip, their daughterDaisy, the world's only destructively creative four-year-old, is left withthe Bagthorpes.Hilarity inevitably ensues, in the shape of Daisy-induceddisasters, police involvement, and unfortunate prizes. The dry humor andintelligent wit of the early books in the Bagthorpe series raise them abovetheir genre, and the books are as fresh and entertaining now as fifteenyears ago.Any adult who still knows how to laugh would enjoy thesenovels, and as for children - well, the danger isn't that they won't likeit.The danger is that they will start tearing the labels off canned goodsin their parents' pantries, in hopes of recreating the joy of theseries. (NB: The last few books of the series - I believe it's now up toseven or eight books - are not at all worth reading.The first four in thesaga are musts, and true Bagthorpe fans will probably enjoy book five andeven book six, but after that, don't bother.Spare yourself the pain ofseeing one of the best humorous series of our time go to pot.)
Some of the funniest writing ever! I think part of the reason these books aren'tvery wellknown in the US is that the reading level is quite high,especiallycompared to most contemporary kids' series.A young person who's agiftedreader and appreciates British-style humour - a la "Monty Python"or "Fawlty Towers" - would surely enjoy them.I'd suggestchecking used bookshops (e.g. through Bibliofind web site), or the AmazonUK site.You won't regret getting to know the Bagthorpes! ... Read more |
5. The Quest for Absolute Zero by K. Mendelssohn | |
Paperback: 286
Pages
(1977-06-01)
list price: US$34.00 Isbn: 0850661196 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
6. Absolute Zero by Kevin Alexander Boon | |
Hardcover: 207
Pages
(1999-04)
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7. The Bagthorpes Absolute Zero by Helen Cresswell | |
Audio CD:
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(2007-06)
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8. Absolute Zero (Hardy Boys Casefiles #121) by Franklin W. Dixon | |
Paperback: 160
Pages
(1997-03-01)
list price: US$3.99 Isbn: 0671561219 Average Customer Review: Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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When crime raises its height, you have to go anywhere
An excellent book!!!
GREAT!!!
GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
9. Guilty = Absolute Zero by RobertR. Fernhoff | |
Paperback: 268
Pages
(2001-04-01)
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10. Absolute Zero by Frederick Aldrich | |
Hardcover: 397
Pages
(1999-05)
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Customer Reviews (2)
Fabulous plot and action
Excellent first effort!Truly engaging.Intelligent! |
11. From Zero to the Absolute by Reed Whittemore | |
Hardcover: 210
Pages
(1967)
Asin: B0006BRFE2 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
12. Quest for Absolute Zero: The Meaning of Low Temperature Physics. by K. Mendelssohn | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1966)
Asin: B000V26EHU Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
13. The quest for absolute zero;: The meaning of low temperature physics (World university library) by K Mendelssohn | |
Unknown Binding: 256
Pages
(1966)
Asin: B0007DEXS0 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
14. Absolute Zero by Chuck Logan | |
Paperback:
Pages
(2003)
Isbn: 0061031569 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
15. The Quest for Absolute Zero, the Meaning of Low Temperature Physics by K. Mendelssohn | |
Paperback:
Pages
(1966-01-01)
Asin: B000OV6I24 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
16. Absolute Zero, Edition# 6 by Antarctic | |
Comic:
Pages
(1996-02-01)
Asin: B002YB9W8Y Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
17. ABSOLUTE ZERO [First Edition] 1st by Ernest Tidyman | |
Hardcover:
Pages
(1971)
Asin: B00220U2U4 Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
18. Absolute Zero: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's <i>Macmillan Reference USA Science Library: Mathematics</i> by Elliot Richmond | |
Digital: 5
Pages
(2002)
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19. Temperature: Boiling Point, Absolute Zero, Melting Point, Thermodynamic Temperature, Antenna Noise Temperature, Curie Temperature | |
Paperback: 140
Pages
(2010-09-15)
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20. Absolute Zero by Chuck Logan | |
Paperback:
Pages
(2002-01-01)
Asin: B000WL1VIC Canada | United Kingdom | Germany | France | Japan | |
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