Wizards, aliens, and starships : physics and math in fantasy and science fiction
Adler, Charles L.2014
Book
From teleportation and space elevators to alien contact and interstellar travel, science fiction and fantasy writers have come up with some brilliant and innovative ideas. Yet how plausible are these ideas--for instance, could Mr. Weasley's flying car in Harry Potter really exist? Which concepts might actually happen--and which ones wouldn't work at all? Wizards, Aliens, and Starships delves into the most extraordinary details in science fiction and fantasy--such as time warps, shape changing, rocket launches, and illumination by floating candle--and shows readers the physics and math behind the phenomena.
Main title:
Wizards, aliens, and starships : physics and math in fantasy and science fiction / Charles L. Adler.
Author:
Imprint:
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2014, c2014.Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2014.©2014.
Collation:
378 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780691147154
Dewey class:
809.38762809.3876
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
172588
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