國立高雄大學圖資館 |

Language: English

Back

Rockets and ray gunsthe sci-fi scien...

May, Andrew.

Rockets and ray gunsthe sci-fi science of the Cold War /

Record Type:	Electronic resources : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Rockets and ray gunsby Andrew May.
Reminder of title:	the sci-fi science of the Cold War /
Author:	May, Andrew.
Published:	Cham :Springer International Publishing :2018.
Description:	vi, 214 p. :digital ;24 cm.
Contained By:	Springer eBooks
Subject:	Science fictionHistory and criticism.
Online resource:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89830-8
ISBN:	9783319898308$q(electronic bk.)

Rockets and ray gunsthe sci-fi science of the Cold War /
May, Andrew.

Rockets and ray gunsthe sci-fi science of the Cold War /[electronic resource] :by Andrew May. - Cham :Springer International Publishing :2018. - vi, 214 p. :digital ;24 cm. - Science and fiction,2197-1188. - Science and fiction..

The Super-Bomb -- Journey into Space -- Electronic Brains -- Star Wars -- Mind Games -- Weird Science -- Future Shock.

The Cold War saw scientists in East and West racing to create amazing new technologies, the like of which the world had never seen. Yet not everyone was taken by surprise. From super-powerful atomic weapons to rockets and space travel, readers of science fiction (SF) had seen it all before. Sometimes reality lived up to the SF vision, at other times it didn't. The hydrogen bomb was as terrifyingly destructive as anything in fiction, while real-world lasers didn't come close to the promise of the classic SF ray gun. Nevertheless, when the scientific Cold War culminated in the Strategic Defence Initiative of the 1980s, it was so science-fictional in its aspirations that the media dubbed it "Star Wars". This entertaining account, offering a plethora of little known facts and insights from previously classified military projects, shows how the real-world science of the Cold War followed in the footsteps of SF - and how the two together changed our perception of both science and scientists, and paved the way to the world we live in today.

ISBN: 9783319898308$q(electronic bk.)

Standard No.: 10.1007/978-3-319-89830-8doiSubjects--Topical Terms:

192346
Science fiction
--History and criticism.

LC Class. No.: PN3433.6 / .M393 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 809.38762

Rockets and ray gunsthe sci-fi science of the Cold War /
LDR:02155nmm a2200325 a 4500 001 539078
003 DE-He213
005 20181206092854.0
006 m d
007 cr nn 008maaau
008 190122s2018 gw s 0 eng d
020 $a 9783319898308$q(electronic bk.)
020 $a 9783319898292$q(paper)
024 7 $a 10.1007/978-3-319-89830-8 $2 doi
035 $a 978-3-319-89830-8
040 $a GP $c GP
041 0 $a eng
050 4 $a PN3433.6 $b .M393 2018
072 7 $a PDZ $2 bicssc
072 7 $a SCI055000 $2 bisacsh
082 0 4 $a 809.38762 $2 23
090 $a PN3433.6 $b .M466 2018
100 1 $a May, Andrew. $3 770120
245 1 0 $a Rockets and ray guns $h [electronic resource] : $b the sci-fi science of the Cold War / $c by Andrew May.
260 $a Cham : $b Springer International Publishing : $b Imprint: Springer, $c 2018.
300 $a vi, 214 p. : $b digital ; $c 24 cm.
490 1 $a Science and fiction, $x 2197-1188
505 0 $a The Super-Bomb -- Journey into Space -- Electronic Brains -- Star Wars -- Mind Games -- Weird Science -- Future Shock.
520 $a The Cold War saw scientists in East and West racing to create amazing new technologies, the like of which the world had never seen. Yet not everyone was taken by surprise. From super-powerful atomic weapons to rockets and space travel, readers of science fiction (SF) had seen it all before. Sometimes reality lived up to the SF vision, at other times it didn't. The hydrogen bomb was as terrifyingly destructive as anything in fiction, while real-world lasers didn't come close to the promise of the classic SF ray gun. Nevertheless, when the scientific Cold War culminated in the Strategic Defence Initiative of the 1980s, it was so science-fictional in its aspirations that the media dubbed it "Star Wars". This entertaining account, offering a plethora of little known facts and insights from previously classified military projects, shows how the real-world science of the Cold War followed in the footsteps of SF - and how the two together changed our perception of both science and scientists, and paved the way to the world we live in today.
650 0 $a Science fiction $x History and criticism. $3 192346
650 0 $a Military art and science $x Technological innovations $x History. $3 816497
650 0 $a Science $x History $y 20th century. $3 525780
650 0 $a Cold War. $3 175318
650 1 4 $a Popular Science. $3 273762
650 2 4 $a Popular Science in Physics. $3 713228
650 2 4 $a Popular Science in Technology. $3 731495
650 2 4 $a Security Science and Technology. $3 510148
650 2 4 $a Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education. $3 770694
710 2 $a SpringerLink (Online service) $3 273601
773 0 $t Springer eBooks
830 0 $a Science and fiction. $3 675071
856 4 0 $u http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-89830-8
950 $a Physics and Astronomy (Springer-11651)