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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: David Siegel BernsteinPublisher: Prometheus Books Imprint: Prometheus Books Dimensions: Width: 16.20cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.558kg ISBN: 9781633883697ISBN 10: 1633883698 Pages: 336 Publication Date: 10 October 2017 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsThe book covers everything, with a truly encyclopaedic ability to fire example after example from science fiction to illustrate the science being discussed.... Because this book is all about the science of science fiction, there are examples that blur the line between the two and really capture the imagination.... If you are looking for a primer on a wide range of sciences and a wide range of science fiction, then Blockbuster Science is your hitchhiker's guide. --Nature Physics David Siegel Bernstein's charming and engaging book is a whirlwind tour of the mind-bending ideas and discoveries at the heart of modern science. Reality is often stranger than fiction; Blockbuster Science is a welcoming guide to anyone who wants to explore the ever-expanding boundaries between proven science and inspired speculation. --Andre Bormanis, television writer and producer, and science consultant for the Star Trek television and film franchise It's always scarier if it's possible, and Blockbuster Science takes the 'fiction' out of science fiction. Brilliant, weird, and unnerving. Highly recommended! --Jonathan Maberry, New York Times-bestselling author of Patient Zero and Mars One David Siegel Bernstein's charming and engaging book is a whirlwind tour of the mind-bending ideas and discoveries at the heart of modern science. Reality is often stranger than fiction; Blockbuster Science is a welcoming guide to anyone who wants to explore the ever-expanding boundaries between proven science and inspired speculation. --Andre Bormanis, television writer and producer, and science consultant for the Star Trek television and film franchise It's always scarier if it's possible, and Blockbuster Science takes the 'fiction' out of science fiction. Brilliant, weird, and unnerving. Highly recommended! --Jonathan Maberry, New York Times-bestselling author of Patient Zero and Mars One It's always scarier if it's possible, and Blockbuster Science takes the 'fiction' out of science fiction. Brilliant, weird, and unnerving. Highly recommended! --Jonathan Maberry, New York Times-bestselling author of Patient Zero and Mars One Author InformationDavid Siegel Bernstein has written two science fiction novelettes and many short stories for various science fiction magazines and anthologies. He works as a managing consultant for BLDS LLC, where he applies mathematical and statistical modeling to discrimination and civil rights matters. He previously worked at LECG and the Center for Forensic Economic Studies in Philadelphia. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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