Treknology: The Science of Star Trek from Tricorders to Warp Drive
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (724 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0760352631 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-05-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorEthan Siegel is a PhD astrophysicist, science writer, author, (sometimes) professor of physics and astronomy, and longtime Star Trek fan. His award-winning science blog, Starts with a Bang, has been educating the world since 2008.. He has written for Forbes, Scientific American, NASA's Space Place, and many other print and online publications
This book is one that no fan of Star Trek, or future tech, will want to miss.. Author Ethan Siegel explores and profiles these dazzling technologies and their role Star Trek, the science behind how they work, and how close we are to achieving them in the real world today.This stunning collection is packed with 150 superb film and television stills, prop photography, and scientific diagrams to pull you into another world. Some of these incredible devices may still be far from our reach, but others have made the leap from science fiction to science fact—and now you can learn the science and engineering of what makes them tick.Treknology looks at over twenty-five iconic inventions f
Ethan Siegel is a PhD astrophysicist, science writer, author, (sometimes) professor of physics and astronomy, and longtime Star Trek fan. His award-winning science blog, Starts with a Bang, has been educating the world since 2008.. He has written for Forbes, Scientific American, NASA's Space Place, and many other print and online publications