The physics and astronomy of science fiction understanding interstellar travel, teleportation, time travel, alien life and other genre fixtures
"This book explores science fiction films, television series, novels and short stories with a focus on their underlying concepts of physics and astronomy. Assessing the accuracy and plausibility of these representations, the author considers the possibility of travel to other star systems, time...
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| Format: | UnknownFormat |
| Sprache: | eng |
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Jefferson, North Carolina
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
2016
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | "This book explores science fiction films, television series, novels and short stories with a focus on their underlying concepts of physics and astronomy. Assessing the accuracy and plausibility of these representations, the author considers the possibility of travel to other star systems, time travel, teleportation and encounters with intelligent alien life and emotional robots"-- "This book explores science fiction films, television series, novels and short stories with a focus on their underlying concepts of physics and astronomy. Assessing the accuracy and plausibility of these representations, the author considers the possibility of travel to other star systems, time travel, teleportation and encounters with intelligent alien life and emotional robots"-- |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-227) and index |
| Beschreibung: | vii, 236 Seiten Illustrationen 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780786470532 978-0-7864-7053-2 |