16%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Hollyweird Science: From Quantum Quirks to the Multiverse
Kevin R. Grazier
€ 35.99
€ 30.26
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Hollyweird Science: From Quantum Quirks to the Multiverse
Paperback. With a Foreword by Eureka Co-creator Jaime Paglia Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 308 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: APF; PDR; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 162 x 235 x 19. Weight in Grams: 512.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Science and Fiction
Condition
New
Number of Pages
308
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319150710
SKU
V9783319150710
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Kevin R. Grazier
Kevin R. Grazier, Ph.D. was a research scientist for fifteen years at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the Cassini/Huygens Mission to Saturn and Titan. Still an active researcher, he performs large-scale computer simulations of early Solar System evolution. Grazier served as the science advisor for the film Gravity, and on the television series Eureka, Defiance, Ascension and the Peabody-Award-winning Battlestar ... Read more
Reviews for Hollyweird Science: From Quantum Quirks to the Multiverse
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 ... Read more