The Physics and Astronomy of Science Fiction: Understanding Interstellar Travel, Teleportation, Time Travel, Alien Life and Other Genre Fixtures
Author:   Steven D. Bloom
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9780786470532


Pages:   244
Publication Date:   06 July 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Steven D. Bloom
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9780786470532


ISBN 10:   0786470534
Pages:   244
Publication Date:   06 July 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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extremely unique in that it is more a book about physics and astronomy than about science fiction...although that may seem counterintuitive, this should not keep people from reading the book because Steven D. Bloom makes the information simple and easy to understand for those who do not have a background in physics and/or astronomy --Communications Booknotes Quarterly.


"""extremely unique in that it is more a book about physics and astronomy than about science fiction...although that may seem counterintuitive, this should not keep people from reading the book because Steven D. Bloom makes the information simple and easy to understand for those who do not have a background in physics and/or astronomy""--Communications Booknotes Quarterly."


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Steven D. Bloom is a professor of physics and astronomy at Hampden-Sydney College, located near Farmville, Virginia. He was previously a post-doctoral fellow at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and then NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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