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

by Mark Brake

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 151073936X
• ISBN13: 9781510739369
• Release Date: October 2018
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"