How many seasons does Absolute Zero have?

Absolute Zero has 1 season with 2 episodes.

What network is Absolute Zero on?

Absolute Zero airs on BBC Four.

When did Absolute Zero premiere?

Absolute Zero premiered on July 24, 2007.

Absolute Zero

Name: Absolute Zero
Cast: Neil Ross

BBC Four Ended

1 Season · 2 Episodes · Premiered July 24, 2007 · Ended July 25, 2007

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.

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Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

2 episodes

E01

The Conquest of Cold

Tue, Jul 24 2007 8:00 PM GMT+0000 60 min

The Conquest of Cold charts the attempts of many great names in science such as Francis Bacon, Robert Boyle, Michael Faraday and Antoinne Lavoisier to grapple with the perplexing mystery of cold. Beginning with the father of air conditioning, a 17th century alchemist, who turned summer into winter inside the Great Hall of Westminster; and ending with the father of frozen food, Clarence Birdseye, this film traces the remarkable history of how science enabled us to conquer the cold.

E02

The Race for Absolute Zero

Wed, Jul 25 2007 8:00 PM GMT+0000 30 min

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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