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 get? This two-part NOVA special brings the history of this frosty fascination to life with brilliant dramatic recreations of high moments in low-temperature research and the quest for ever-lower notches on the thermometer. The first hour, The Conquest of Cold, opens in the 1600s when the nature of cold and heat was a complete mystery. Were they different aspects of the same phenomenon? The experiments that settled these questions helped stoke the Industrial Revolution.
| Title | NOVA - Season 35 Episode 8 : Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold |
|---|---|
| Alternative Titles | PBS新星Nova, نوا, نووآ, PBS Nova |
| First Air Date | 1974-03-03 |
| Last Air Date | 2024-10-09 |
| Number of Episodes | 991 |
| Number of Seasons | 51 |
| Genres | Documentary, |
| Networks | PBS, |
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| Plot Keywords | , |
Episodes List
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 1 Secrets of the Samurai Sword Secrets of the Samurai Sword
2007-10-09PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 2 Ghost in Your Genes Ghost in Your Genes
2007-10-16PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 3 Marathon Challenge Marathon Challenge
2007-10-30PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 4 Sputnik Declassified Sputnik Declassified
2007-11-07PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 5 Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial
2007-11-13PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 6 Master of the Killer Ants Master of the Killer Ants
2007-11-20PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 7 Missing in MiG Alley Missing in MiG Alley
2007-12-18PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 8 Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold Absolute Zero: The Conquest of Cold
2008-01-08PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 9 Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero
2008-01-15PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 10 Secrets of the Parthenon Secrets of the Parthenon
2008-01-29PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 11 Astrospies Astrospies
2008-02-12PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 12 Ape Genius Ape Genius
2008-02-19PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 13 The Four Winged Dinosaur The Four Winged Dinosaur
2008-02-26PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 14 Cracking the Maya Code Cracking the Maya Code
2008-04-08PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 15 Car of the Future Car of the Future
2008-04-22PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 16 A Walk to Beautiful A Walk to Beautiful
2008-05-13PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
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NOVA Season 35 :Episode 17 Lord of the Ants Lord of the Ants
2008-05-20PBS' premier science series helps viewers of all ages explore the science behind the headlines. Along the way, NOVA demystifies science and...
