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Wizards, Aliens, and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction Charles L. Adler
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Wizards, Aliens, and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction
Charles L. Adler
Explains why fantasy in the Harry Potter and Dresden Files novels cannot adhere strictly to scientific laws, and when magic might make scientific sense in the muggle world. This title discusses exoplanets and how the search for alien life has shifted from radio communications to space-based telescopes.
392 pages, 23 line illus. 9 tables.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | February 2, 2014 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691147154 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 392 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 238 × 29 mm · 671 g |
| Language | English |