Wizards, Aliens, and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction - Charles L. Adler - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691147154 - February 2, 2014
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Wizards, Aliens, and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction


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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  

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