Hollywood Science: Movies, Science, and the End of the World

Name: Hollywood Science: Movies, Science, and the End of the World
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Autor: Sidney Perkowitz

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In this book, a scientist and dedicated film enthusiast discusses the portrayal of science in more than one hundred films, including science fiction, scientific biographies, and documentaries. Beginning with early films like "Voyage to the Moon" and "Metropolis" and concluding with more recent offerings like "The Matrix," "War of the Worlds," "A Beautiful Mind," and "An Inconvenient Truth," Sidney Perkowitz questions how much faith we can put into Hollywood's depiction of scientists and their work, how accurately these films capture scientific fact and theory, whether cataclysms like our collision with a comet can actually happen, and to what extent these films influence public opinion about science and the future. Bringing together history, scientific theory, and humorous observation, "Hollywood Science" features dozens of film stills and a list of the all-time best and worst science-fiction movies.

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Preface: A Personal NoteIntroduction1. Looking for Science in the Movies? Check Out Science Fiction Films FirstPart I. Dangers from Nature 2. Alien Encounters3. Devastating Collisions4. Our Violent PlanetPart II. Dangers from Ourselves 5. Atoms Unleashed6. Genes and Germs Gone Bad7. The Computers Take OverPart III. The Good, the Bad, and the Real 8. Scientists as Heroes, Nerds, and Villains9. Solid Science and Quantum Loopiness: Golden Eagles and Golden Turkeys10. Hollywood Science vs. Real ScienceAfterword: Finding Real Science in the Movies and BeyondAppendix: Alongside Hollywood Science, There's Popcorn ScienceFurther Reading and ViewingFilmographyAcknowledgmentsIndex

Autoren-Porträt von Sidney Perkowitz

Educated as a physicist, Sidney Perkowitz has produced dozens of research papers and books, along with four popular science books, works for stage and screen, and numerous magazine articles. Hollywood Science combines his science background with his love of movies. Born in New York, he lives in Atlanta and is the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Physics at Emory University. He's happy to hear from readers at www.sidneyperkowitz.net.

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Autor: Sidney Perkowitz
Altersempfehlung: Ab 22 Jahre
2010, 255 Seiten, Maße: 15,5 x 22,8 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
Verlag: COLUMBIA UNIV PR
ISBN-10: 0231142811
ISBN-13: 9780231142816

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Englisch

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An entertaining, maybe indispensable guide for film buffs everywhere. Booklist 11/1/07 "A grand roundup of technical movie masterpieces... praising scientific accuracy ( A Beautiful Mind) and exposing turkeys ( Volcano). Los Angeles Magazine 11/1/2007 An engaging and fun read. -- Claude Lalumiere Locus 1/28/08 Hollywood Science is great fun... I give it two thumbs up! -- David Schneider American Scientist Vol. 96 A fascinating read that will have you heading to your local DVD store. Physics World 3/1/08 This is a terrific book... Essential. CHOICE 6/1/08 Hollywood Science is a treat for anyone who looks from their television set to the Moon. -- John Findura Fortean Times 7/1/08 An exceptionally accessible book, Hollywood Science provides a very good catalog of the ways Hollywood has used and abused science. -- Neil Easterbrook SFRA Review Fall 2008

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