Science(ish): The Peculiar Science Behind the Movies

ISBN-13: 9781786492234 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 272 str.

Rick Edwards; Michael Brooks

Opis

"Bright, nerdy and funny! Of course I loved it." Dara Ó Briain

A Sunday Times Book of the Year 2017A New Scientist Gift Pick 2017Can we resurrect dinosaurs? Is a Martian holiday good for your health? Can we build a time machine? (And more importantly, can it look like the DeLorean?)Answering these questions and more, Rick Edwards and Dr. Michael Brooks delve into the real science behind the greatest sci-fi movies ever made. From Planet of the Apes to Interstellar, each chapter probes a different sci-fi classic, blasting apart tricky topics like astrophysics, neuroscience, psychology, botany, artificial intelligence, evolution, and plenty more. Packed with illustrations, bizarre facts and indispensable movie trivia, Science(ish) is the perfect read for curious film fans everywhere.

Recenzje

Bright, nerdy and funny! Of course I loved it. Dara Ó Briain

O autorze

Michael Brooks geboren 1970 in Manchester, hat in Quantenphysik promoviert. Er ist leitender Redakteur beim New Scientist und schreibt u.a. für den Guardian, den Independent, den Observer und worauf er besonders stolz ist den Playboy. Er lebt mit seiner Frau und seinen beiden Kindern in Südengland.