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A Matter of Degrees

By Gino Segre

A Matter of Degrees

By Gino Segre

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
322
Release Date:
2003-07-01
Publication Date:
2003-07-01
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
014200278X
ISBN13:
9780142002780
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
342 g
Height:
129 cm
Width:
197 cm
Thickness:
18 cm
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