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Edition · 2018-07-05 · Softcover

Science(ish)

RERichard Edwards
2018
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pages
English (United Kingdom)
language
Softcover
cover
Publisher
Atlantic Books
ISBN-13
978-17-8649-223-4
EAN
9781786492234
Publication date
2018-07-05
Book
Science(ish) · 1 edition
The publisher on this edition

A Sunday Times Book of the Year A New Scientist Gift Pick “Bright, nerdy and funny! Of course I loved it.” Dara Ó Briain Can we resurrect dinosaurs? Is a Martian holiday good for your health? Can we build a time machine? (And more importantly, can it look like the DeLorean?) Answering these questions and more, Rick Edwards and Dr Michael Brooks delve into the real science behind the greatest sci-fi movies ever made. From Planet of the Apes to Interstellar , each chapter probes a different classic, blasting apart tricky topics like astrophysics, neuroscience, psychology, botany, artificial intelligence, evolution, and plenty more. Packed with illustrations, bizarre facts and indispensable movie trivia, Science(ish) is the perfect read for curious minds.