Exploring science through science fiction / / Barry B. Luokkala |
Autore | Luokkala Barry B |
Edizione | [1st ed. 2014.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Springer, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xix, 241 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color) |
Disciplina |
500
809.3/8762 |
Collana | Science and Fiction |
Soggetto topico |
Science in motion pictures
Science fiction films Literature and science Science in mass media |
ISBN | 1-4614-7891-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Preface -- 1 Introduction: Discerning the Real, the Possible and the Impossible -- 2 What is the Nature of Space and Time? (the physics of space travel and time travel) -- 3 What is the Universe Made of? (matter, energy and interactions) -- 4 Can a Machine Become Self-Aware? (the sciences of computing and cognition) -- 5 Are We Alone in the Universe? (the search for extraterrestrial intelligence) -- 6 What does it Mean to be Human? (biological sciences, biotechnology and other considerations) -- 7 How do We Solve Our Problems? (science, technology and society) -- 8 What Lies Ahead? (the future of our technological society) -- Appendix A: Catalog of Movies Cited -- Appendix B: Catalog of Television Series Episodes Cited -- Appendix C: Catalog of YouTube Videos Cited -- Appendix D: Solutions to Estimation Problems. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910300390003321 |
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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 |
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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-9910808828203321 |
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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 |
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A microscopic submarine in my blood : science based on Fantastic voyage : how technology has transformed into reality a classic Hollywood science-fiction movie about a submarine crew that shrinks to microscopic size and ventures into the body |
Autore | Martel Sylvain |
Edizione | [Second edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore : , : Pan Stanford Publishing Pte. Ltd., , [2016] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 610.28 |
Soggetto topico |
Biotechnology
Science in motion pictures |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-315-34071-2
1-315-36439-5 981-4745-79-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. The location -- 2. The interventional facility -- 3. The team at the planning briefing -- 4. The submarine -- 5. Miniaturization -- 6. Injection -- 7. Traveling in the artery -- 8. Tracking the position of the submarine -- 9. Propulsion and steering -- 10. Navigating in the bloodstream -- 11. The crew. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910136139103321 |
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Reaction! : chemistry in the movies / / Mark Griep and Marjorie Mikasen |
Autore | Griep Mark |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 791.43/66 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico | Science in motion pictures |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-756253-1
0-19-973440-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910466327603321 |
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Reaction! : chemistry in the movies / / Mark Griep and Marjorie Mikasen |
Autore | Griep Mark |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 791.43/66 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico | Science in motion pictures |
ISBN |
0-19-756253-1
0-19-973440-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798159803321 |
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Reaction! : chemistry in the movies / / Mark Griep and Marjorie Mikasen |
Autore | Griep Mark |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (351 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 791.43/66 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico | Science in motion pictures |
ISBN |
0-19-756253-1
0-19-973440-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815392903321 |
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Scientific Fiction : Inszenierungen der Wissenschaft zwischen Film, Fakt und Fiktion / / Luisa Feiersinger (Hg.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (138 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs |
Disciplina | 791.4366 |
Collana | Bildwelten des Wissens |
Soggetto topico |
Science in motion pictures
Science fiction |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 3-11-056372-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Inhalt -- Editorial -- Bewegung an der Wand. Zur Aufführung von Organismen mit dem Sonnenmikroskop / Wellmann, Janina -- Inszenierungen des mikroskopischen Dispositivs im animierten molekularbiologischen Lehrfilm / Papenburg, Bettina -- Grob und glatt. Über eine relationale Theorie des wissenschaftlichen Animationsbildes / Curtis, Scott -- Faksimile -- Filmpräparate auf dem Messtisch. Der Meßkineautograph von Joachim Rieck / Gräfe, Sophia -- Die anthropologische Differenz der Medien. Wissenschaft und Phantasma / Holl, Ute / Welinder, Emanuel -- Technischer Realismus. Filmtechnik zwischen Kunst und Wissenschaft / Weiberg, Birk -- Inszeniert? Zum Verhältnis von physikalischer und visueller Akkuratesse im Film / Waltenspül, Sarine -- Film-Besprechung -- Gravity. Kunst-Geschichte im Weltraum-Film / Trinks, Stefan -- Kunst im Science-Fiction-Film oder: Warum in der Zukunft so gegenwärtige Bilder an der Wand hängen / Becker, Marcus -- Das Holodeck als Leitbild / Schröter, Jens -- Film-Schau -- Inszenierung von Faktizität im Dokumentarfilm / Stemmler, Anna -- Wiedergesehen -- George Albert Smith: The X-Ray Fiend. Sichtbarkeits- und Wirklichkeitsfiktionen in der Amalgamierung von Film- und Röntgentechnik / Dünkel, Vera -- Projekt-Besprechung -- Das Künstlerduo A / A und die flüchtigen Tore zur Zukunft / Korndörfer, Lydia -- Interview -- OpenEndedGroup - The Set-up of Ghostly Presence. An Edited Conversation with Marc Downie and Paul Kaiser -- Bau-Besprechung: Gebaute Weltraumfiktion. Die fliegende Untertasse in der Architektur des Evoluon / Heichler, Annekathrin -- Bild-Besprechung: Idyllisches Schaudern. Das Habitat-Diorama zwischen Leben und Tod / Voss, Christiane -- Bildnachweis -- Autorinnen und Autoren |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910467846603321 |
Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2018 | ||
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Scientific Fiction : Inszenierungen der Wissenschaft zwischen Film, Fakt und Fiktion / / Luisa Feiersinger (Hg.) |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2018 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (138 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs |
Disciplina | 791.4366 |
Collana | Bildwelten des Wissens |
Soggetto topico |
Science in motion pictures
Science fiction |
ISBN | 3-11-056372-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ger |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Inhalt -- Editorial -- Bewegung an der Wand. Zur Aufführung von Organismen mit dem Sonnenmikroskop / Wellmann, Janina -- Inszenierungen des mikroskopischen Dispositivs im animierten molekularbiologischen Lehrfilm / Papenburg, Bettina -- Grob und glatt. Über eine relationale Theorie des wissenschaftlichen Animationsbildes / Curtis, Scott -- Faksimile -- Filmpräparate auf dem Messtisch. Der Meßkineautograph von Joachim Rieck / Gräfe, Sophia -- Die anthropologische Differenz der Medien. Wissenschaft und Phantasma / Holl, Ute / Welinder, Emanuel -- Technischer Realismus. Filmtechnik zwischen Kunst und Wissenschaft / Weiberg, Birk -- Inszeniert? Zum Verhältnis von physikalischer und visueller Akkuratesse im Film / Waltenspül, Sarine -- Film-Besprechung -- Gravity. Kunst-Geschichte im Weltraum-Film / Trinks, Stefan -- Kunst im Science-Fiction-Film oder: Warum in der Zukunft so gegenwärtige Bilder an der Wand hängen / Becker, Marcus -- Das Holodeck als Leitbild / Schröter, Jens -- Film-Schau -- Inszenierung von Faktizität im Dokumentarfilm / Stemmler, Anna -- Wiedergesehen -- George Albert Smith: The X-Ray Fiend. Sichtbarkeits- und Wirklichkeitsfiktionen in der Amalgamierung von Film- und Röntgentechnik / Dünkel, Vera -- Projekt-Besprechung -- Das Künstlerduo A / A und die flüchtigen Tore zur Zukunft / Korndörfer, Lydia -- Interview -- OpenEndedGroup - The Set-up of Ghostly Presence. An Edited Conversation with Marc Downie and Paul Kaiser -- Bau-Besprechung: Gebaute Weltraumfiktion. Die fliegende Untertasse in der Architektur des Evoluon / Heichler, Annekathrin -- Bild-Besprechung: Idyllisches Schaudern. Das Habitat-Diorama zwischen Leben und Tod / Voss, Christiane -- Bildnachweis -- Autorinnen und Autoren |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796887903321 |
Berlin, [Germany] ; ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : , : De Gruyter, , 2018 | ||
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