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Record Nr.

UNINA9910456880703321

Autore

Van Riper A. Bowdoin

Titolo

A biographical encyclopedia of scientists and inventors in American film and TV since 1930 [[electronic resource] /] / A. Bowdoin Van Riper

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Scarecrow Press, 2011

ISBN

1-283-25544-8

9786613255440

0-8108-8129-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (343 p.)

Disciplina

791.43/660973

Soggetti

Scientists in motion pictures

Scientists on television

Inventors in motion pictures

Inventors on television

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. Antiquity through the enlightenment -- pt. 2. The nineteenth century -- pt. 3. The twentieth century to 1945 -- pt. 4. The twentieth century after 1945.

Sommario/riassunto

In this first in-depth study of how historic scientists and inventors have been portrayed on screen, The Hollywood History of Science and Technology catalogs nearly 300 separate performances and includes essays on the screen images of more than 80 historic scientists, inventors, engineers, and medical researchers.