The Physics of Star Trek - Couverture souple

Krauss, Lawrence M.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465002048 ISBN 13 : 9780465002047

Editeur : Basic Books, 2007

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Revue de presse :

"The essential tubeside companion for the fans of the venerable Star Trek series."―Washington Post

"This book is fun...Krauss is always enlightening."―New York Times Book Review

What makes Krauss's book a winner is that it provides a pulpit for a thoughtful sermon on the possibilities locked in a universe that might or might not include a planet called Vulcan and a language called Klingon but that certainly could - in theory - deliver an antigravitational force called vacuum energy.―The Guardian

"A fascinating way to learn more about physics."―St. Petersburg Times

"One of the year's best gifts for a science-fiction fan."―Cleveland Plain Dealer

"The Physics of Star Trek is a fun, readable little book by an eminent physicist that boldly goes where few serious scientists have ever gone before."―Tampa Tribune

Even those who have never watched an episode of Star Trek will be entertained and enlightened by theoretical physicist Krauss's adventurous investigation of interstellar flight, time travel, teleportation of objects and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.―Publishers Weekly

Présentation de l'éditeur :

What warps when you're traveling at warp speed?

What's the difference between a holodeck and a hologram?

What happens when you get beamed up?

What's the difference between a wormhole and a black hole?

What is antimatter, and why does the Enterprise need it?

Are time loops really possible, and can I kill my grandmother before I am born?

Discover the answers to these and many other fascinating questions from a renowned physicist and dedicated Trekker.

Featuring a section on the top ten physics bloopers and blunders in Star Trek as selected by Nobel-Prize winning physicists and other devout Trekkers!

"Today's science fiction is often tomorrow's science fact. The physics that underlines Star Trek is surely worth investigating. To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit."
--From the foreword by Stephen Hawking

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This book was not prepared, approved, licensed, or endorsed by any entity involved in creating or producing the Star Trek television series or films.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0465002048
• ISBN 13: 9780465002047
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 280