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Science and Fiction Ser.: Hollyweird Science : From Quantum Quirks to the Multiverse by Stephen Cass and Kevin R. Grazier (2015, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSpringer International Publishing A&G
ISBN-103319150715
ISBN-139783319150710
eBay Product ID (ePID)208536011
Product Key Features
Number of PagesXvi, 308 Pages
Publication NameHollyweird Science : from Quantum Quirks to the Multiverse
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPhysics / Astrophysics, Physics / General, Astronomy
Publication Year2015
TypeTextbook
AuthorStephen Cass, Kevin R. Grazier
Subject AreaScience
SeriesScience and Fiction Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight17.6 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews"Hollyweird Science is written for a broad audience. It has enough depth - by its inclusion of equations, such as those for kinetic energy, the Schwarzschild radius, Wien's law, length contraction, and time dilation - that it can be used in an introductory physics course or a first-year undergraduate seminar. ... Hollyweird Science is an entertaining read for those who enjoy science fiction media and want to know more about the reality behind the cinematic magic." (Lisa Will, Physics Today, Vol. 69 (9), September, 2016) "Grazier and Cass are clearly fans of the genre. The media subtleties of heat and temperature, mass and weight, energy, force and power, gravity and radiation are investigated in detail. ... This is a fascinating, informative, and entertaining book. It is well illustrated, well referenced, and extremely thought-provoking. I will look at the media in a new light." (David W. Hughes, The Observatory, Vol. 136 (1252), June, 2016) "The reader will quickly appreciate that the book is not just a simple list of cinema bloopers. ... book's details provide enough depth of knowledge to allow the reader to hold their own at lunch time conversations when the topic swings around to the science in the latest show or movie. ... From it, you can make up your own mind on just what you're ready to accept as entertaining and what is just too much expectation by the storyteller." (Mark Mortimer, Universe Today, February, 2016)
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Table Of ContentDedication.- Acknowledgements.- Foreword.- Introduction.- The Path to Nerdvana.- Hollywood Scientists: Reel and Imaginary.- Matter Matters.- Pure Energy.- Radiation: An All-time Glow.- A Quantum of Weirdness.- My God, It's Full of Stars: The Universe.- Shortcuts Through Time and Space.- Moving in Stereo: Parallel Universes.- Braver Newer Worlds.- Appendices: List of Films and TV Programms.- Further Reading.
SynopsisLighthearted, quirky, and upbeat, this book explores the portrayal of science and technology on both the big and little screen -- and how Hollywood is actually doing a better job of getting it right than ever before. Grounded in the real-word, and often cutting-edge, science and technology that inspires fictional science, the authors survey Hollywood depictions of topics such as quantum mechanics, parallel universes, and alien worlds. Including material from interviews with over two dozen writers, producers, and directors of acclaimed science-themed productions -- as well as scientists, science fiction authors, and science advisors -- Hollyweird Science examines screen science fiction from the sometimes-conflicting vantage points of storytellers, researchers, and viewers. Including a foreword by Eureka co-creator and executive producer Jaime Paglia, and an afterword by astronomer and science fiction author Michael Brotherton, Ph.D., this book is accessible to all readers from the layperson to the armchair expert to the professional scientist, and will delight all of them equally., Lighthearted, quirky, and upbeat, this book explores the portrayal of science and technology on both the big and little screen -- and how Hollywood is actually doing a better job of getting it right than ever before. Grounded in the real-word, and often cutting-edge, science and technology that inspires fictional science, the authors survey Hollywood depictions of topics such as quantum mechanics, parallel universes, and alien worlds. Including material from interviews with over two dozen writers, producers, and directors of acclaimed science-themed productions -- as well as scientists, science fiction authors, and science advisors -- Hollyweird Science examines screen science fiction from the sometimes-conflicting vantage points of storytellers, researchers, and viewers. Including a foreword by Eureka co-creator and executive producer Jaime Paglia, and an afterword by astronomer and science fiction author Michael Brotherton, Ph.D., this book is accessible to all readers fromthe layperson to the armchair expert to the professional scientist, and will delight all of them equally.
LC Classification NumberQB1-991
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