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Hollywood Science – Movies, Science and the End of the World de Sidney Perkowitz

Hollywood Science – Movies, Science and the End of the World

Autor Sidney Perkowitz
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 22 mar 2010

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780231142816
ISBN-10: 0231142811
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 167 x 226 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Editura: Columbia University Press

Notă biografică

Educated as a physicist, Sidney Perkowitz has produced dozens of research papers and books, along with four popular science books, works for stage and screen, and numerous magazine articles. Hollywood Science combines his science background with his love of movies. Born in New York, he lives in Atlanta and is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Physics at Emory University. He's happy to hear from readers at www.sidneyperkowitz.net.

Cuprins

Preface: A Personal Note
Introduction
1. Looking for Science in the Movies? Check Out Science Fiction Films First
Part I. Dangers from Nature
2. Alien Encounters
3. Devastating Collisions
4. Our Violent Planet
Part II. Dangers from Ourselves
5. Atoms Unleashed
6. Genes and Germs Gone Bad
7. The Computers Take Over
Part III. The Good, the Bad, and the Real
8. Scientists as Heroes, Nerds, and Villains
9. Solid Science and Quantum Loopiness: Golden Eagles and Golden Turkeys
10. Hollywood Science vs. Real Science
Afterword: Finding Real Science in the Movies and Beyond
Appendix: Alongside Hollywood Science, There's Popcorn Science
Further Reading and Viewing
Filmography
Acknowledgments
Index