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The physics of Star trek

The physics of Star trek

Krauss, Lawrence M., 1954- author.
Book 1995

Uses the Star Trek future as a launching pad to discuss the forefront of modern physics today, from Newton to Hawking, from Einstein to Feynman, from Kirk to Picard, Krauss leads you on a voyage to the world of physics as we now know it and as it might one day be; featuring a section on the top ten physics bloopers and blunders in Star Trek.

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ISBN:
9780465005598
0465005594
Description:
xvi, 188 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-176) and index
Contents:
Newton antes
Einstein raises
Hawking shows his hand
Data ends the game
Atoms or bits
The most bang for your buck
Holodecks and holograms
The search for Spock
The menagerie of possibilities
Impossibilities: the undiscoverable country
LCCN:
95033266
Control Number:
2885181
Other Authors:
Hawking, Stephen, 1942-2018, writer of foreword
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