Author : David Siegel Bernstein
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1633883698
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (338 download)
Book Synopsis Blockbuster Science by : David Siegel Bernstein
Download or read book Blockbuster Science written by David Siegel Bernstein and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2017 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you've ever wondered how much real science goes into movies like Gravity, novels like The Martian, and television shows like Dr. Who, this is the book for you. Written by an author who is both a data scientist and a science fiction writer, this entertaining science primer provides lucid, jargon-free explanations of key scientific principles while referencing well-known science fiction books, movies, and TV shows. The reader learns about relativity through Orson Scott Card's Ender's Gameand the movie Interstellar; black holes and wormholes in connection with Contactand Planet of the Apes; theories about the origin of life as reflected in Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek- The Next Generation, and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; computer science and artificial intelligence in reference to A.I. Artificial Intelligence; and much, much, more.Written with wit, clarity, and a great sense of fun, Blockbuster Science will inspire science fiction fans to get excited about real science while also putting an engaging pop culture spin on science for any curious reader.