The Science of Science Fiction: The Influence of Film and Fiction on the Science and Culture of Our Times by Brake, Mark
The Science of Science Fiction: The Influence of Film and Fiction on the Science and Culture of Our Times by Brake, Mark

The Science of Science Fiction: The Influence of Film and Fiction on the Science and Culture of Our Times

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The Science of Science Fiction: The Influence of Film and Fiction on the Science and Culture of Our Times by Brake, Mark

The Science of Science Fiction: The Influence of Film and Fiction on the Science and Culture of Our Times

$35.22
The Science of Science Fiction: The Influence of Film and Fiction on the Science and Culture of Our Times by Brake, Mark

The Science of Science Fiction: The Influence of Film and Fiction on the Science and Culture of Our Times

$35.22
Author: Mark Brake
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Let Mark Brake open your eyes to how science fiction helped us dream of things to come and building the future we inhabit--from Star Trek to The Martian, from Back to the Future to Guardians of the Galaxy from 2001: A Space Odyssey to The Avengers.

Media headlines declare this the age of automation. The TV talks about the coming revolution of the robot, tweets tell tales of jets that will ferry travelers to the edge of space, and social media reports that the first human to live for a thousand years has already been born. The science we do, the movies we watch, and the culture we consume is the stuff of fiction that became fact, the future imagined in our past--the future we now inhabit.

The Science of Science Fiction is the story of how science fiction shaped our world. No longer a subculture, science fiction has moved into the mainstream with the advent of the information age it helped realize. Explore how science fiction has driven science, with topics that include:
  • Guardians of the Galaxy: Is Space Full of Extraterrestrials?
  • Jacking In: Will the Future Be Like Ready Player One?
  • Mad Max: Is Society Running down into Chaos?
  • The Internet: Will Humans Tire of Mere Reality?
  • Blade Runner 2049: When Will We Engineer Human Lookalikes?
  • And many more

"This book is the story of how science fiction shaped our world. No longer a subculture, science fiction has moved into the mainstream with the advent of the information age it helped realize. Explore how science fiction has driven science. This book will open your eyes to the way science fiction helped us dream of things to come, forced us to uncover the nature and limits of our own reality, and helped us build the science-fiction-driven world we live in today."

Author: Mark Brake
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 10/02/2018
Pages: 232
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9781510739369
Audience: Young Adult

About the Author
Mark Brake developed the world's first science and science fiction degree in 1999. He also launched the world's first astrobiology degree in 2005. He's communicated science through film, television, print, and radio on five continents, including for NASA, Seattle's Science Fiction Museum, the BBC, the Royal Institution, and Sky Movies. He was one of the founding members of NASA's Astrobiology Institute Science Communication Group. Mark also tours Europe with Science of Doctor Who, Science of Star Wars, and Science of Superheroes road shows. His most recent book, The Science of Superheroes, publishes in spring of 2018.


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