THE PHYSICS OF STAR TREK WITH A FOREWORD BY STEPHEN HAWKING - Hardback Book with Dust Jacket by LAWRENCE M. KRAUSS
- Copyright © 1995 by Lawrence M. Krauss
" If you enjoy watching Star Trek, you're in good company. Some of the most distinguished physicists in the world, from Kip Thorne to Steven Weinberg and Sheldon Glashow, tune in, and a popular pastime at professional physics meetings and over e-mail is a discussion of the science in the series. Now you can join the fun. How does the Star Trek universe stack up against the real universe? Find out what the series creators got right-and wrong- about science in this fascinating guide by a renowned theoretical physicist. Anyone who has ever wondered, "could this really happen?" will gain useful insights into the Star Trek universe (and, incidentally. the real world of physics) in this charming and accessible guide. " " Contents Foreword by Stephen Hawking Preface SECTION ONE A Cosmic Poker Game In which the physics of internal dampers and tractor beams paves the way for time travel, warp speed, deflector shields, wormholes, and other spacetime oddities ONE Newton Antes TWO Einstein Raises THREE Hawking Shows His Hand FOUR Data Ends the Game SECTION TWO Matter Matter Everywhere In which the reader explores transporter beams, warp drives, dilithium crystals, matter-antimatter engines, and the holodeck FIVE Atoms or Bits SIX The Most Bang for Your Buck SEVEN Holodecks and Holograms SECTION THREE The Invisible Universe, or Things That Go Bump in the Night In which we speak of things that may exist but are not yet seen- extraterrestrial life, multiple dimensions, and an exotic zoo of other physics possibilies and impossibilities EIGHT The Search for Spock NINE The Menagerie of Possibilities TEN Impossibilities: The Undiscoverable Country Epilogue Notes Acknowledgments Index " This book is in very good condition with only minor wear. The dust jacket has minor edgewear, a corner piece on the inside flap cut off where the price was removed, and the back inside flap has a folded crease. There is a black marker line on the top side edge of the pages, only visible from the side view. The edges of the pages are slightly yellowed due to aging. No torn or ripped pages. No other markings or writing. |