NOVA: Absolute Zero Worksheet

NOVA: Absolute Zero Worksheet Movie Summary: Our mastery of cold is something we take for granted, whether it s air conditioning and frozen food or the liquefied gases and superconductivity at the heart of cutting-edge technology. But what is cold? How do you achieve it, and how cold can it... (more details for NOVA: Absolute Zero*)

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NOVA Absolute Zero Worksheet

The Race for Absolute Zero Worksheet offered at the links above follows the quest for cold from the unlikely father of air-conditioning, the court magician of King James I of England in the 17th century, to today's scientists pioneering superfast computing in the quantum chill near absolute zero—the ultimate extreme of cold at minus 273.15 C (minus 460 F).

The Conquest of Cold Worksheet

Available for download at the link(s) above are worksheets to accompany the Conquest of Cold episode of the PBS NOVA Absolute Zero documentary series.