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- Title
Fahrenheit 451: Whose Thermometer?
- Authors
Gruber, Mayer
- Abstract
The article presents an historical note concerning the title of the novel "Fahrenheit 451," by Ray Bradbury, a Talmudic tale of a Rabbi being immolated, and the actual combustion temperature of paper. The Jewish legend is retold, describing the slow burning of the letters of the Torah during the incident and commenting on the physical explanation of the phenomena. Details are also given describing the rationale behind the title of "Fahrenheit 451," citing Bradbury's mistake in using the Fahrenheit scale instead of Celsius.
- Subjects
COMMON misconceptions; FAHRENHEIT 451 (Book : Bradbury); JEWISH tales; BRADBURY, Ray, 1920-2012; FAHRENHEIT temperature scale; CELSIUS temperature scale; PAPER; FLAMMABILITY; COMBUSTION measurement
- Publication
Mentalites, 2006, Vol 20, Issue 2, p46
- ISSN
0111-8854
- Publication type
Article