The Physics and Astronomy of Science Fiction: Understanding Interstellar Travel, Teleportation, Time Travel, Alien Life and Other Genre Fixtures - Couverture souple

Bloom, Steven D.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0786470534 ISBN 13 : 9780786470532

Editeur : McFarland & Co Inc, 2016

Synopsis

The great scientific, astronomical and technological advances of the 20th century inspired the science fiction genre to imagine distant worlds and futures, far beyond the discoveries of the here and now. This book explores science fiction films, television series, novels and short stories--from Lost in Space (1965-1968) to Fringe (2008-2013) to the works of Isaac Asimov and Stephen Baxter--with a focus on their underlying concepts of physics and astronomy. Assessing accuracy and plausibility, the author considers the possibilities of solar system, interstellar and faster than light travel; intelligent planets, dark (anti-) matter, the multiverse and string theory, time travel, alternate universes, teleportation and replication, weaponry, force fields, extraterrestrial life, subatomic life, emotional robots, super-human and parapsychological powers, asteroid impacts, space colonies and many other topics.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Steven D. Bloom is a professor of physics and astronomy at Hampden-Sydney College, located near Farmville, Virginia. He was previously a post-doctoral fellow at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and then NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: McFarland & Co Inc
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0786470534
• ISBN 13: 9780786470532
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 244
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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