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. In the second hour, The Race For Absolute Zero dramatizes the titanic rivalry between Scottish researcher James Dewar and Dutch physicist Heike Onnes, who plunged cold science to the forbidding realm at which oxygen and then nitrogen turn into liquids. The race continues today as scientists pioneer super-fast computing near absolute zero the ultimate chill of -459.67° F where atoms slow to a virtual standstill.
| Title | NOVA - Season 35 Episode 9 : Absolute Zero: The Race for Absolute Zero |
|---|---|
| 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, |
| Casts | |
| 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...
