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The Physics and Astronomy of Science Fiction : Understanding Interstellar Travel, Teleportation, Time Travel, Alien Life and Other Genre Fixtures by Bloom, Steven D. is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The great scientific, astronomical and technological advances of the 20th century inspired the science fiction genre to imagine distant worlds and futures, far beyond the discoveries of the here and now. This book explores science fiction films, television series, novels and short stories—from Lost in Space (1965-1968) to Fringe (2008-2013) to the works of Isaac Asimov and Stephen Baxter—with a focus on their underlying concepts of physics and astronomy. Assessing accuracy and plausibility, the author considers the possibilities of solar system, interstellar and faster than light travel; intelligent planets, dark (anti-) matter, the multiverse and string theory, time travel, alternate universes, teleportation and replication, weaponry, force fields, extraterrestrial life, subatomic life, emotional robots, super-human and parapsychological powers, asteroid impacts, space colonies and many other topics.

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Author

Bloom, Steven D.

Publisher

McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9781476623993

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Fiction, Literary Fiction