The Science of Harry Potter: How Magic Really Works - Softcover
Invisibility cloaks, flying broomsticks, magic doors - all the stuff of children's fantasy. But have you ever wondered if this magic could feasibly work? Roger Highfield explores the extraordinary world of the Harry Potter stories and shows how cutting edge science can explain much of it. Exciting new concepts are tackled, such as wormholes and general relativity, and also explained are the more historical links between magic and science, and investigating the archaeological and anthropological evidence for witchcraft and dragons.
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"Animated by Highfield's enthusiasm for the extraordinary, The Science of Harry Potter is an enjoyably indirect survey of modern science."
"Animated by Highfield''s enthusiasm for the extraordinary, "The Science of Harry Potter" is an enjoyably indirect survey of modern science." ("The New York Times Book Review")
Animated by Highfield's enthusiasm for the extraordinary, The Science of Harry Potter is an enjoyably indirect survey of modern science.
The New York Times Book Review
Far-ranging . . . Enlightens Harry Potter's magical realm, but also the magic taking place in labs and classrooms in our own world.
Science News
He has interviewed the world's best Muggle scientists to identify the explanations behind everything from the Mirror of Erised to the Invisibility Cloak . . . A great introduction to a whole variety of issues.
Simon Singh, The Observer
A wonderful hook for a wonderful book . . . as one reads The Science of Harry Potter it is impossible not to become intrigued.
Orlando Sentinel"
"Animated by Highfield's enthusiasm for the extraordinary, The Science of Harry Potter is an enjoyably indirect survey of modern science."
--The New York Times Book Review "Far-ranging . . . Enlightens Harry Potter's magical realm, but also the magic taking place in labs and classrooms in our own world."
--Science News "He has interviewed the world's best Muggle scientists to identify the explanations behind everything from the Mirror of Erised to the Invisibility Cloak . . . A great introduction to a whole variety of issues."
--Simon Singh, The Observer "A wonderful hook for a wonderful book . . . as one reads The Science of Harry Potter it is impossible not to become intrigued."
--Orlando Sentinel
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"Animated by Highfield''s enthusiasm for the extraordinary, "The Science of Harry Potter" is an enjoyably indirect survey of modern science." ("The New York Times Book Review")
Animated by Highfield's enthusiasm for the extraordinary, The Science of Harry Potter is an enjoyably indirect survey of modern science.
The New York Times Book Review
Far-ranging . . . Enlightens Harry Potter's magical realm, but also the magic taking place in labs and classrooms in our own world.
Science News
He has interviewed the world's best Muggle scientists to identify the explanations behind everything from the Mirror of Erised to the Invisibility Cloak . . . A great introduction to a whole variety of issues.
Simon Singh, The Observer
A wonderful hook for a wonderful book . . . as one reads The Science of Harry Potter it is impossible not to become intrigued.
Orlando Sentinel"
"Animated by Highfield's enthusiasm for the extraordinary, The Science of Harry Potter is an enjoyably indirect survey of modern science."
--The New York Times Book Review "Far-ranging . . . Enlightens Harry Potter's magical realm, but also the magic taking place in labs and classrooms in our own world."
--Science News "He has interviewed the world's best Muggle scientists to identify the explanations behind everything from the Mirror of Erised to the Invisibility Cloak . . . A great introduction to a whole variety of issues."
--Simon Singh, The Observer "A wonderful hook for a wonderful book . . . as one reads The Science of Harry Potter it is impossible not to become intrigued."
--Orlando Sentinel
Dr Roger Highfield is the Science Editor of the Daily Telegraph, having joined the paper in 1986. He has won four Glaxo science writing awards, and his books have been translated into more than a dozen languages.
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- PublisherHeadline Book Publishing
- Publication date2003
- ISBN 10 0755311515
- ISBN 13 9780755311514
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages384
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