Hollywood science : movies, science, and the end of the world / Sidney Perkowitz.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c2007.Description: x, 255 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780231142809 (cloth : acid-free paper)
- 0231142803 (cloth : acid-free paper)
- 9780231512398 (e-book)
- 0231512392 (e-book)
- PN1995.9.S26 P47 2007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-237) and index.
Includes filmography: p. 239-242.
Introduction: Looking for science in the movies? Check out science fiction films first -- pt. I: Dangers from nature. Alien encounters ; Devastating collisions ; Our violent planet -- pt. II: Dangers from ourselves. Atoms unleashed ; Genes and germs gone bad ; The computers take over -- pt. III: The good, the bad, and the real. Scientists as heroes, nerds, and villains ; Solid science and quantum loopiness: golden eagles and golden turkeys ; Hollywood science vs. real science -- Afterword: Finding real science in the movies and beyond -- Appendix: Alongside Hollywood science, there's popcorn science.