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5%OFFKevin R. Grazier - Hollyweird Science: The Next Generation: From Spaceships to Microchips - 9783319542133 - V9783319542133
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Hollyweird Science: The Next Generation: From Spaceships to Microchips

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Description for Hollyweird Science: The Next Generation: From Spaceships to Microchips Paperback. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 269 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, 30 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: AS; JHB; JNU; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Informative, entertaining and upbeat, this book continues Grazier and Cass's exploration of how technology, science, and scientists are portrayed in Hollywood productions. Both big and small-screen productions are featured and their science content illuminated-first by the authors and subsequently by a range of experts from science and the film world. Starring roles in this volume are played by, among other things, computers (human and mechanical), artificial intelligences, robots, and spacecraft. Interviews with writers, producers, and directors of acclaimed science-themed films stand side by side with the perspectives of scientists, science fiction authors, and science advisors. The result is a stimulating ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Science and Fiction
Condition
New
Number of Pages
420
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319542133
SKU
V9783319542133
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About Kevin R. Grazier
Stephen Cass is an Irish science and technology journalist based in New York City. He has been an editor at Discover magazine and MIT Technology Review, and has written for outlets such as Popular Science and Nautilus. He has also edited several science fiction anthologies. He is currently geeking it to the max as a senior editor at IEEE Spectrum. ... Read more

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