| HOLLYWOOD SCIENCE Movies, Science, and the End of the World Sidney Perkowitz New York: Columbia University Press, December 2007 |
Rating: 5.0 High |
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| ISBN-13 978-0-231-14280-9 | ||||
| ISBN-10 0-231-14280-3 | 255p. | HC | $27.95 | |
| INTRODUCTION | ||
| 1: | Looking for Science in the Movies? Check out Science Fiction Films First | 3 |
| PART I. DANGERS FROM NATURE | ||
| 2: | Alien Encounters | 19 |
| 3: | Devastating Collisions | 49 |
| 4: | Our Violent Planet | 67 |
| PART II. DANGERS FROM OURSELVES | ||
| 5: | Atoms Unleashed | 93 |
| 6: | Genes and Germs Gone Bad | 116 |
| 7: | The Computers Take Over | 142 |
| PART III. THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE REAL | ||
| 8: | Scientists as Heroes, Nerds, and Villains | 167 |
| 9: | Solid Science and Quantum Loopiness: Golden Eagles and Golden Turkeys | 196 |
| 10: | Hollywood Science vs. Real Science | 213 |
| Afterword: Finding Real Science in the Movies and Beyond | 227 | |
| Appendix: Alongside Hollywood Science, There's Popcorn Science | 229 | |
| Further Reading and Viewing | 231 | |
| Filmography | 239 | |
| Acknowledgements | 243 | |
| Index | 245 | |
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