Fantastic Voyages

Learning Science Through Science Fiction Films

Leroy W. Dubeck, Suzanne E. Moshier, Judith E. Boss (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

348 Seiten

2003 | 2nd ed. 2004
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-0-387-00440-2 (ISBN)

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By revealing the facts behind the fiction of some of the finest films in the sci-fi genre, "Fantastic Voyages" offers a novel approach to teaching science: using scenes from science fiction films to illustrate fundamental concepts of physics, astronomy, and biology.

Physics 1. Science. 2. Mechanics. 3. Astronomy. 4. Electricity & Magnetism. 5. Atomic & Nuclear Physics. 6. Relativity & Time. 7. States of Matter. 8 Heat, Temperature, Thermodynamics. 9. Wave Motion & Sound. Biology 10. Global Warming & The Greenhouse Effect 11. Characteristics of Living Things. 12. Cellular Reproduction. 13. The Energy Needs of Living Things. 14. Plants and Animals Compared. 15. Multicellularity & Immunity. 16 Evolution. Film Descriptions '2001: A Space Odyssey' '2010: The Year We Make Contact' 'The Andromeda Strain' 'Blade Runner' 'Colossus: The Forbin Project' ' 'The day of the Trifids' ' 'The Day the Earth Caught Fire' 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' 'Fantastic Voyage' 'Forbidden Planet' 'Hangar 18' ' Them!' 'The Thing' 'The Time Machine' 'Total Recall' and others

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.11.2003
Zusatzinfo	15 Tables, black and white; XVI, 348 p.
Verlagsort	New York, NY
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	1130 g
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Weltraum / Astronomie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	0-387-00440-8 / 0387004408
ISBN-13	978-0-387-00440-2 / 9780387004402
Zustand	Neuware