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ABC-CLIO, LLC. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. ABC-CLIO, LLC ISBN 0313318220 9780313318221 [US]
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc ISBN 0313318220 9780313318221 [US]
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Date: 2002. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. 2002. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC ISBN 0313318220 9780313318221 [US]
Hard Cover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Science in Popular Culture: A Reference Guide. ISBN 0313318220 9780313318221 [GB]
Hardback. New. This text looks at what can, and can't, be achieved with current technology in contemporary laboratory experiments, taking as its starting point the portrayal of science in popular culture such as television, film and literature. ISBN 0313318220 9780313318221 [GB]
ISBN10: 0313318220, ISBN13: 9780313318221, [publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Spaceships travel through time at lightspeed, piloted by human clones and talking animals. Serious injuries are healed with the wave of a medical gizmo. The media makes it all look easy. Can scientists hope to accomplish such amazing feats in the real world, or are they merely flights of fancy This book is a fun look at what can, and can't, be achieved with current technology in today's laboratory experiments.Fans of the Jetsons, Star Trek, and Star Wars will learn the facts behind the fiction through entires that describe the scientific inventions and procedures on the screen, and how they differ from the reality. Van Riper shows us who innovators like Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, and Isaac Newton really were before they were mythologized. He discusses how animals such as chimpanzees, dolphins, and elephants are portrayed in books and films, and what we really know about animal intelligence. This book lifts the curtain on science fiction, revealing how and where scientific laws have been discarded for the sake of a good plot. [Einbeck, Germany] [Publication Year: ...
ISBN10: 0313318220, ISBN13: 9780313318221, [publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Westport] Hardcover Hardcover. Explains the real science behind the fictional! Spaceships travel faster than the speed of light and through time. Scientists clone, shrink, and transmit themselves as needed. Animals can talk and accomplish feats attributed only to humans. The media makes it all look so easy. Can scientists hope to accomplish these things in the real world someday, or are these scientific abilities only wishful thinking? Science in Popular Culture is a fun look at what can, and can't, be achieved with current technology in today's laboratory experiments. Fans of the Jetsons cartoon, and the Star Trek and Star Wars films, will pore over entries that describe the scientific inventions and procedures they see on the screen, and how they differ from real-life technological ability. Van Riper shows us the real men behind the media representations of Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, and Isaac Newton. He discusses how animals such as chimpanzees, dolphins, elephants, and gorillas are portrayed in books and films, and what we know today about real-life animal intelligence.He discusses the differences between androids, cyborgs, robots, and superhumans, and whether or not any exist today or in our future. Scientific laws, such as gravity and the speed of light, are defined, and the author then shows us how and where they are discarded for the sake of a good plot. ...
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