How science shapes science fiction

Format:

Video disc

Title:

How science shapes science fiction

ISBN:

9781629979465

Edition:

Widescreen.

Publication:

Chantilly, VA : The Great Courses, [2020]

Physical Description:

4 videodiscs (720 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (ii, 194 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 19 cm)

Series title(s):

Great courses (DVD)

General Note:

Contents:

disc 1. Science and fiction! the wayfarers series ; Cheating the science : protector ; Prediction : from the Earth to the moon ; World-building in the Left hand of darkness ; Advanced world-building in Avatar ; Action and reaction in The Avengers -- disc 2. Space travel and 2001 : a space odyssey ; Interplanetary travel and The Martian ; Space battles and energy weapons : Star wars ; Advanced rocket systems in Star trek ; Relativity and time for the Stars ; Black holes, wormholes, and Interstellar -- disc 3. Time travel and Doctor Who ; Teleportation and Star trek ; Cyberspace and the singularity : Neuromancer ; Steampunk science and Leviathan ; Design your own dragon : Game of thrones ; Planetary ecology in Dune -- disc 4. Extraterrestrial intelligence and Contact ; UFOs, ESP, and X-Files ; Social sciences and the Foundation series ; Designed languages and Arrival ; Cosmology, the mind, and Star maker ; Science fiction's purpose : Childhood's end.

Summary:

Whether science fiction is exploring current realities, extrapolating from the present to create imaginary futures, or just creating interesting settings for character-driven stories, it often relies on real science to both entertain and build stories that can transport people into astonishing new worlds. In the 24 lectures, Professor Charles L. Adler of St. Mary?s College of Maryland looks at dozens of books, movies, and television shows to unearth the science behind the fiction.

Subject(s):

Science -- Miscellanea.

Science in literature.

Physics -- Miscellanea.

Physics in literature.

Science fiction -- Miscellanea.

Science fiction -- History and criticism.

Genre:

lectures.

Trivia and miscellanea

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired

Instructional films.

Educational films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Added Author:

Adler, Charles L.

Blandford, James

Faley, Maureen,

Allen, Jim M. (Film director),

De Moraes, Roberto,

Added Corporate Author:

Teaching Company,

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Summary

Whether science fiction is exploring current realities, extrapolating from the present to create imaginary futures, or just creating interesting settings for character-driven stories, it often relies on real science to both entertain and build stories that can transport people into astonishing new worlds. In the 24 lectures, Professor Charles L. Adler of St. Mary's College of Maryland looks at dozens of books, movies, and television shows to unearth the science behind the fiction.