ABSOLUTE ZERO
TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY

The IEEE Council on Superconductivity (CSC) would like to call to the attention of interested individuals a two-hour television documentary program entitled:

"ABSOLUTE ZERO  and  THE CONQUEST OF COLD."

The program will be broadcast in the USA on Public Broadcasting Stations, the first hour on January 8, 2008, and the second hour on January 15, 2008 and repeated afterwards.  Please refer to your local television listing for exact dates and times.

You may also view any of the ten chapters anytime online: www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zero/program.html

These programs are based largely on the book, Absolute Zero and the Conquest of Cold by Tom Schachtman  [Houghton Muffin Co. New York, NY, (1999)  ISBN 0-595-93888-0] and will explore key concepts, significant individuals and events in the field of low-temperature physics and the enormous impact that the mastery of cold has had on society through such technologies as air conditioning, refrigeration and liquefied gases.
 
Although the program is written for the average informed person, there are many interesting facts and supporting materials about low temperature physics and technology that interested individuals expert in the field, both in the USA as well as worldwide.  Additional information can be found on the Internet at the following URLs:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/zero/

http://absolutezerocampaign.org/

These sites also contain links to many other sites on the Internet with yet additional materials on these topics.