A Matter of Degrees
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A Matter of Degrees by Gino Segre
In a wonderful synthesis of science, history, and imagination, Gino Segr , 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, Segr presents an uncanny view of the world around us.Gino Segre is a University of Pennsylvania physics and astronomy professor. Segre, an internationally renowned expert in high-energy elementary-particle theoretical physics, has served as director of the National Science Foundation's Theoretical Physics Division and has earned prizes from the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, and the National Academy of Sciences. The Guggenheim Foundation and the Sloan Foundation. This is his debut novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780670031016 |
| ISBN 10 | 0670031011 |
| Title | A Matter of Degrees |
| Author | Gino Segre |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Viking Books |
| Year published | 2002-07-01 |
| Number of pages | 300 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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