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Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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Dr. Alexander Goetz at the California Institute of Technology reports using helium, liquified with frozen air and liquid hydrogen, to reach temperatures 366 degrees Fahrenheit below Siberia's record cold of -93°F, approaching absolute zero. A lead coil served as a thermometer, losing electrical resistance.
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PASADENA, Calif., May 31. (U.P)
The use of helium, said to be one of the most inert forms of matter known, to freeze all sorts of gases, was reported at the California Institute of Technology today.
This scientific development is the work of Dr. Alexander Goetz who desired to find a simple, inexpensive way to get as close as possible to absolute zero.
Dr. Goetz used frozen air and liquid hydrogen to liquify helium. He was successful when a temperature some 366 degrees Fahrenheit lower than the lowest known outdoor temperature was reached.
Siberia is considered the earth's coldest spot, with a recorded outdoor temperature of 93 degrees below Fahrenheit zero.
Goetz used a coil of lead as a thermometer. The thermometer lost all its resistance to electricity in the rarified temperatures.
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Pasadena, Calif., California Institute Of Technology
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May 31
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Dr. Goetz developed a method using helium, liquified with frozen air and liquid hydrogen, to freeze gases and reach temperatures 366 degrees Fahrenheit below the lowest known outdoor temperature in Siberia, approaching absolute zero, measured with a lead coil thermometer that lost electrical resistance.