Title Hollyweird Science : From Quantum Quirks to the Multiverse Author(s) Grazier, Kevin R;Cass, Stephen Publication Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2015. Description XVI, 308 p. 60 illus., 30 illus. in color : online resource Abstract Note Lighthearted, quirky, and upbeat, this book explores the portrayal of science and technology on both the big and little screen -- and how Hollywood is actually doing a better job of getting it right than ever before. Grounded in the real-word, and often cutting-edge, science and technology that inspires fictional science, the authors survey Hollywood depictions of topics such as quantum mechanics, parallel universes, and alien worlds. Including material from interviews with over two dozen writers, producers, and directors of acclaimed science-themed productions -- as well as scientists, science fiction authors, and science advisors -- Hollyweird Science examines screen science fiction from the sometimes-conflicting vantage points of storytellers, researchers, and viewers. Including a foreword by Eureka co-creator and executive producer Jaime Paglia, and an afterword by astronomer and science fiction author Michael Brotherton, Ph.D., this book is accessible to all readers from the layperson to the armchair expert to the professional scientist, and will delight all of them equally ISBN,Price 9783319150727 Keyword(s) 1. ASTRONOMY 2. EBOOK 3. EBOOK - SPRINGER 4. Knowledge - Discourse 5. Performing arts 6. Popular Science in Astronomy 7. SCIENCE EDUCATION 8. Science???Social aspects 9. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education 10. Sociology Item Type eBook Multi-Media Links Please Click here for eBook Circulation Data Accession#   Call# Status Issued To Return Due On Physical Location I07534     On Shelf