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Hollywood science : movies, science, and the end of the world / Sidney Perkowitz.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication 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)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • PN1995.9.S26 P47 2007
Contents:
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.
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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.