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Science Fiction by Scientists: An Anthology of Short Stories
Brotherton
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Description for Science Fiction by Scientists: An Anthology of Short Stories
Paperback. With 14 stories by research scientists and other writers trained in science, this book also has afterwords commenting on the science behind each story. Scientists like Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Fred Hoyle wrote some of the legendary tales of golden age SF. Today a new generation of scientists write with the expertise of their fields. Editor(s): Brotherton, Michael. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 214 pages, biography. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 234 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
This anthology contains fourteen intriguing stories by active research scientists and other writers trained in science. Science is at the heart of real science fiction, which is more than just westerns with ray guns or fantasy with spaceships. The people who do science and love science best are scientists. Scientists like Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Fred Hoyle wrote some of the legendary tales of golden age science fiction. Today there is a new generation of scientists writing science fiction informed with the expertise of their fields, from astrophysics to computer science, biochemistry to ... Read more
This anthology contains fourteen intriguing stories by active research scientists and other writers trained in science. Science is at the heart of real science fiction, which is more than just westerns with ray guns or fantasy with spaceships. The people who do science and love science best are scientists. Scientists like Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, and Fred Hoyle wrote some of the legendary tales of golden age science fiction. Today there is a new generation of scientists writing science fiction informed with the expertise of their fields, from astrophysics to computer science, biochemistry to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Science and Fiction
Condition
New
Number of Pages
214
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319411019
SKU
V9783319411019
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Ref
99-15
About Brotherton
Mike Brotherton is a professor of astronomy from the University of Wyoming who specializes in observational studies of quasars, enigmatic objects powered by supermassive black holes. He is also the author of the well-reviewed hard science fiction novels Star Dragon and Spider Star from Tor books, and founder of the Launch Pad Astronomy Workshop for Writers. He is a member ... Read more
Reviews for Science Fiction by Scientists: An Anthology of Short Stories
There are a total of fourteen, and each has a very useful afterword by the author explaining the background to his or her thinking. This is certainly a book that can be recommended. (Odyssey, Issue 46, March, 2017) Here's another one for SI readers in general and Analog readers in particular: Fourteen stories by writers ... Read more