Absolute Zero

TV documentary mini-series about the scientific race to reach the temperature of absolute zero at -273.15°C and about the important discoveries made along the way.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	Absolute Zero
First Air Date	June 3, 2008
Last Air Date	June 10, 2008
Seasons	1
Episodes	2
Episode Runtime	0min
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Original Language	English
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The Race for Absolute Zero

Documentary charting rival attempts to reach absolute zero, the ultimate limit of cold, by scientists in London and Leiden. 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 Prize for their work, ultra-cold research has proved to be one of the most competitive fields of modern science.

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