A Matter of Degrees: What Temperature Reveals about the Past and Future of Our Species, Planet, and Universe Paperback - 2003
by Gino Segre
In a wonderful synthesis of science, history, and imagination, an internationally renowned theoretical physicist embarks on a wide-ranging exploration of how the fundamental scientific concept of temperature is bound up with the very essence of both life and matter. 23 photos & diagrams.
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In a wonderful synthesis of science, history, and imagination, Gino Segrè, an internationally renowned theoretical physicist, embarks on a wide-ranging exploration of how the fundamental scientific concept of temperature is bound up with the very essence of both life and matter. Why is the internal temperature of most mammals fixed near 98.6°? How do geologists use temperature to track the history of our planet? Why is the quest for absolute zero and its quantum mechanical significance the key to understanding superconductivity? And what can we learn from neutrinos, the subatomic "messages from the sun" that may hold the key to understanding the birth-and death-of our solar system? In answering these and hundreds of other temperature-sensitive questions, Segrè presents an uncanny view of the world around us.
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- Title A Matter of Degrees: What Temperature Reveals about the Past and Future of Our Species, Planet, and Universe
- Author Gino Segre
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, U.S.A.
- Date 2003-07-01
- Features Bibliography, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780142002780 / 014200278X
- Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
- Dimensions 7.8 x 5.12 x 0.6 in (19.81 x 13.00 x 1.52 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001046942
- Dewey Decimal Code 536
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- Kliatt, 01/01/2004, Page 36
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