EAN: 9783319150710

SCIENCE AND FICTION HOLLYWEIRD SCIENCE - KEVI...

Lighthearted  quirky  and upbeat  this book explores the portrayal of science and technology on
both the big and little screen -- and how Hollywood is actually doing a better job of getting
it right than ever before. Grounded in the real-word  and often cutting-edge  science and
technology that inspires fictional science  the authors survey Hollywood depictions of topics
such as quantum mechanics  parallel universes  and alien worlds. Including material from
interviews with over two dozen writers  producers  and directors of acclaimed science-themed
productions -- as well as scientists  science fiction authors  and science advisors --
Hollyweird Science examines screen science fiction from the sometimes-conflicting vantage
points of storytellers  researchers  and viewers. Including a foreword by Eureka co-creator and
executive producer Jaime Paglia  and an afterword by astronomer and science fiction author
Michael Brotherton  Ph.D.  this book is accessible to all readers fromthe layperson to the
armchair expert to the professional scientist  and will delight all of them equally.

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