The Physics of Star Trek (Star Trek Series) - Softcover

Krauss, Lawrence M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060977108 ISBN 13: 9780060977108

Publisher: Perennial, 1996

Synopsis

What warps when you're traveling at warp speed?

What's the difference between a holodeck and a hologram?

What happens when you get beamed up?

What's the difference between a wormhole and a black hole?

What is antimatter, and why does the Enterprise need it?

Are time loops really possible, and can I kill my grandmother before I am born?

Discover the answers to these and many other fascinating questions from a renowned physicist and dedicated Trekker.

Featuring a section on the top ten physics bloopers and blunders in Star Trek as selected by Nobel-Prize winning physicists and other devout Trekkers!

"Today's science fiction is often tomorrow's science fact. The physics that underlines Star Trek is surely worth investigating. To confine our attention to terrestrial matters would be to limit the human spirit."
--From the foreword by Stephen Hawking

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Review:

Fully revised and updated to include the latest discoveries in cosmic science, "the essential tubeside companion for the fans of the venerable Star Trek series."

"Washington Post"
"The essential tubeside companion for the fans of the venerable "Star Trek" series."
"New York Times Book Review"
"This book is fun...Krauss is always enlightening."
"St. Petersburg Times"
"A fascinating way to learn more about physics."
"Cleveland Plain Dealer"
"One of the year's best gifts for a science-fiction fan."
"Tampa Tribune"
""The Physics of Star Trek" is a fun, readable little book by an eminent physicist that boldly goes where few serious scientists have ever gone before."
"Washington Post"
The essential tubeside companion for the fans of the venerable "Star Trek" series.
"New York Times Book Review"
This book is funKrauss is always enlightening.
"St. Petersburg Times"
A fascinating way to learn more about physics.
"Cleveland Plain Dealer"
One of the year s best gifts for a science-fiction fan.
"Tampa Tribune"
"The Physics of Star Trek" is a fun, readable little book by an eminent physicist that boldly goes where few serious scientists have ever gone before.
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Washington Post
"The essential tubeside companion for the fans of the venerable Star Trek series."

New York Times Book Review
"This book is fun...Krauss is always enlightening."

St. Petersburg Times
"A fascinating way to learn more about physics."

Cleveland Plain Dealer
"One of the year's best gifts for a science-fiction fan."

Tampa Tribune
"The Physics of Star Trek is a fun, readable little book by an eminent physicist that boldly goes where few serious scientists have ever gone before."

About the Author:

Lawrence M. Krauss is Ambrose Swasey Professor of Physics and Professor of Astronomy and Director of the centre for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics at Case Western Reserve University. He is the only physicist to have received the top awards by the American Physical Society, the American Institute of Physics, and the American Association of Physics Teachers. He lives in Cleveland, Ohio.

About this edition

• Publisher: Perennial
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0060977108
• ISBN 13: 9780060977108
• Binding: Paperback