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Currently, science fiction in all its forms is enjoying enormous popular interest. There can be no doubt that science fiction books and films have great influence on the public view of science and scientists.
Close Encounters? examines the historical development of science fiction as a genre in books and films, tracing its roots, examining its most common ideas, exploring its relationship to "real" science, and attempting to assess its cultural impact. Discussion focuses on major themes such as time travel, politics, religion, ecology, and disasters. The authors consider the science in science fiction, the images of scientists that science fiction conveys, and some of the political, religious, and social motifs prominent in science fiction. They also discuss pseudo-science and its growing influence on the public perception of science.
This fascinating, thought-provoking study should be read by all those interested in how the nature of science and its role in our society is portrayed in science fiction.
Close Encounters? examines the historical development of science fiction as a genre in books and films, tracing its roots, examining its most common ideas, exploring its relationship to "real" science, and attempting to assess its cultural impact. Discussion focuses on major themes such as time travel, politics, religion, ecology, and disasters. The authors consider the science in science fiction, the images of scientists that science fiction conveys, and some of the political, religious, and social motifs prominent in science fiction. They also discuss pseudo-science and its growing influence on the public perception of science.
This fascinating, thought-provoking study should be read by all those interested in how the nature of science and its role in our society is portrayed in science fiction.
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Contenuti:
Science and the Rise of Science Fiction
The Science in Science Fiction
The Time Factor
Domesticating Science
The Scientists as Regular Guys
The Real Worlds of Science Fiction
False Gods and True Idols
Green Nightmares
Bibliography
Filmography
Index
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The Science in Science Fiction
The Time Factor
Domesticating Science
The Scientists as Regular Guys
The Real Worlds of Science Fiction
False Gods and True Idols
Green Nightmares
Bibliography
Filmography
Index
Book by Lambourne RJ Shallis MJ Shortland M
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- EditoreCRC Press
- Data di pubblicazione1990
- ISBN 10 0852741413
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- RilegaturaCopertina flessibile
- Numero edizione1
- Numero di pagine198
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