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Just Like Being There: A Collection of Science Fiction Short Stories: Science and Fiction

Autor Eric Choi
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 8 mai 2022
Just Like Being There is the first collection of science fiction stories by award-winning author and aerospace engineer Eric Choi spanning his 25 year writing career. The stories are “hard” science fiction in which some element of engineering or science is so central there would be no story if that element were removed. Story topics include space exploration, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, cryptography, quantum computing, online privacy, mathematics (statistics), neuroscience, psychology, space medicine, extra-terrestrial intelligence, undersea exploration, commercial aviation, and the history of science. A special feature of the book is that each story is followed by an "Afterword" that explains the underlying engineering or science. This collection will entertain and inform all aficionados of science and science fiction.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9783030916046
ISBN-10: 3030916049
Pagini: 230
Ilustrații: XI, 302 p. 1 illus.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.49 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 2022
Editura: Springer International Publishing
Colecția Springer
Seria Science and Fiction

Locul publicării:Cham, Switzerland

Cuprins

Preface.- Introduction.- Just Like Being There.- Raise the Nautilus.- Decrypted.- Crimson Sky.- From a Stone.- Fixer Upper.- Most Valuable Player.- She Just Looks That Way.- The Son of Heaven.- Plot Device.- A Man’s Place.- Divisions.- The Coming Age of the Jet.- Dedication.  

Recenzii

“There are many forms of science fiction, all equally worthwhile, but Eric is a master of the hard science approach. This is classic science fiction at its best. Highly, highly recommended.” (R. Graeme Cameron, amazingstories.com, August 19, 2022)

Notă biografică

Eric Choi is a licensed professional engineer (P.Eng) with a B.A.Sc in Engineering Science and an M.A.Sc in Aerospace Engineering, both from the University of Toronto, and an MBA from York University. In 2009, he was one of the Top 40 finalists (out of 5,351 applicants) in the Canadian Space Agency’s astronaut recruitment campaign. 

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Just Like Being There is the first collection of science fiction stories by award-winning author and aerospace engineer Eric Choi spanning his 25 year writing career. The stories are “hard” science fiction in which some element of engineering or science is so central there would be no story if that element were removed. Story topics include space exploration, artificial intelligence, virtual reality, cryptography, quantum computing, online privacy, mathematics (statistics), neuroscience, psychology, space medicine, extra-terrestrial intelligence, undersea exploration, commercial aviation, and the history of science. A special feature of the book is that each story is followed by an "Afterword" that explains the underlying engineering or science. This collection will entertain and inform all aficionados of science and science fiction.

Caracteristici

Presents fifteen science fiction short stories by award-winning author Teaching tool for academic classrooms to convey concepts in engineering and science as well as critical thinking skills Entertains and educates readers to instil a sense of wonder and a better understanding of engineering and science