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Time Machine Tales: The Science Fiction Adventures and Philosophical Puzzles of Time Travel
Paul J. Nahin
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Description for Time Machine Tales: The Science Fiction Adventures and Philosophical Puzzles of Time Travel
Paperback. Series: Science and Fiction. Num Pages: 383 pages, 50 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, 10 colour tables, biography. BIC Classification: HPX; PDA; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 235 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
This book contains a broad overview of time travel in science fiction, along with a detailed examination of the philosophical implications of time travel. The emphasis of this book is now on the philosophical and on science fiction, rather than on physics, as in the author's earlier books on the subject. In that spirit there are, for example, no Tech Notes filled with algebra, integrals, and differential equations, as there are in the first and second editions of TIME MACHINES. Writing about time travel is, today, a respectable business. It hasn’t always been so. After all, time travel, prima facie, ... Read more
This book contains a broad overview of time travel in science fiction, along with a detailed examination of the philosophical implications of time travel. The emphasis of this book is now on the philosophical and on science fiction, rather than on physics, as in the author's earlier books on the subject. In that spirit there are, for example, no Tech Notes filled with algebra, integrals, and differential equations, as there are in the first and second editions of TIME MACHINES. Writing about time travel is, today, a respectable business. It hasn’t always been so. After all, time travel, prima facie, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
383
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Science and Fiction
Condition
New
Number of Pages
383
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319488622
SKU
V9783319488622
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About Paul J. Nahin
Paul Nahin was born in California, and did all of his schooling there (Brea-Olinda High 1958, Stanford BS 1962, Caltech MS 1963 and - as a Howard Hughes Staff Doctoral Fellow - UC/Irvine PhD 1972, with all degrees in electrical engineering). He has taught at Harvey Mudd College, the Naval Postgraduate School and the Universities of New Hampshire (where he ... Read more
Reviews for Time Machine Tales: The Science Fiction Adventures and Philosophical Puzzles of Time Travel
“This work is an indispensable study for scholars and fans of time-travel sf, and readers will gain a deeper insight into both the literary history of time travel and the science involved. Literature teachers will also find a plethora of ideas for texts to teach and very insightful discussion and writing prompts at the end of each chapter. Without a ... Read more