This two-part scientific detective tale tells the story of a remarkable group of pioneers who wanted to reach the ultimate extreme: absolute zero, a place so cold that the physical world as we know it doesn't exist, electricity flows without resistance, fluids defy gravity and the speed of light can be reduced to 38 miles per hour. Each film features a strange cast of eccentric characters, including: Clarence Birds Eye; Frederic 'Ice King' Tudor, who founded an empire harvesting ice; and James Dewar, who almost drove himself crazy by trying to liquefy hydrogen. Absolute zero became the Holy Grail of temperature physicists and is considered the gateway to many new technologies, such as nano-construction, neurological networks and quantum computing. The possibilities, it seems, are limitless.
Show Info
Network: BBC Four
(2007 -
2007)
Schedule: Tuesdays, Wednesdays at 21:00
(60 min)
Status: Ended
Show Type:
Documentary
Episodes ordered: 2 episodes
Official site: www.bbc.co.uk
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Previous Episode
The Race for Absolute Zero
Episode 1x02; Jul 25, 2007
A second race unfolded 100 years later, towards the end of the 20th century, as scientists attempted to produce a Bose Einstein Condensate, a new state of matter predicted by Einstein.With the winner of each scientific race going on to win the Nobel…
Previous Episodes
Episode Name | Airdate | Trailer |
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1x02: The Race for Absolute Zero | Jul 25, 2007 | |
1x01: The Conquest of Cold | Jul 24, 2007 |