Lab coats in Hollywood : science, scientists, and cinema / / David A. Kirby
| Lab coats in Hollywood : science, scientists, and cinema / / David A. Kirby |
| Autore | Kirby David A (David Allen), <1968-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass. : , : MIT Press, , [2011] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina | 791.43/66 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science in motion pictures
Scientists in motion pictures |
| Soggetto non controllato |
SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Media Studies |
| ISBN |
0-262-29486-9
1-283-14809-9 9786613148094 0-262-29549-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Scientific expertise in Hollywood : the interactions between scientific and entertainment cultures -- Cinematic science : scientific representation, film realism, and virtual witnessing technologies -- Valuing expertise : the entertainment industry's and scientific community's motivations in the science consulting relationship -- Scientists on screen : being a scientist, looking like a lab -- Cinematic fact checking : negotiating scientific facts within filmmaking culture -- Best guesses : scientific uncertainty, flexibility, and scientists in the aisles -- Fantastically logical : fantastic science, speculative scenarios, and the expertise of logic -- Preventing future disasters : science consultants and the enhancement of cinematic disasters -- The future is now : diegetic prototypes and the role of cinematic narratives in generating real-world technological development -- Improving science, improving entertainment : the significance of scientists in Hollywood. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910789412403321 |
Kirby David A (David Allen), <1968->
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Lab coats in Hollywood [[electronic resource] ] : science, scientists, and cinema / / David A. Kirby
| Lab coats in Hollywood [[electronic resource] ] : science, scientists, and cinema / / David A. Kirby |
| Autore | Kirby David A (David Allen), <1968-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (280 p.) |
| Disciplina | 791.43/66 |
| Soggetto topico |
Science in motion pictures
Scientists in motion pictures |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-262-29486-9
1-283-14809-9 9786613148094 0-262-29549-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461061203321 |
Kirby David A (David Allen), <1968->
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| Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, 2010 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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