Using Medicine in Science Fiction: The SF Writer's Guide to Human Biology

by H.G. Stratmann

This book offers a clearly written, entertaining and comprehensive source of medical information for both writers and readers of science fiction.

Science fiction in print, in movies and on television all too often presents dubious or simply incorrect depictions of human biology and medical issues. This book explores the real science behind such topics as how our bodies adapt to being in space, the real-life feasibility of common plot elements...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319160141
• ISBN13: 9783319160146
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 556 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"