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Treknology: The Science of Star Trek from Tricorders to Warp Drive Hardcover – October 15, 2017
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Ethan Siegel
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Print length216 pages
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LanguageEnglish
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PublisherVoyageur Press
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Publication dateOctober 15, 2017
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Dimensions8.75 x 0.88 x 8.75 inches
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ISBN-100760352631
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ISBN-13978-0760352632
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Siegel provides the perfect set-up for diving into the very real science we'd need to build 'Star Trek' tech.―Adam Frank, NPR Books
Treknology is a gorgeous, well-researched and sharply written exploration of where we actually stand on technology to take us where no man has gone before: from transporters, impulse engines and warp drives to holodecks, replicators, and tricorders, the future is closer than ever.―Mr. Media Video Interviews
About the Author
Ethan Siegel is a PhD astrophysicist, science writer, author, (sometimes) professor of physics and astronomy, and longtime Star Trek fan. He has written for Forbes, Scientific American, NASA's Space Place, and many other print and online publications. His award-winning science blog, Starts with a Bang, has been educating the world since 2008.
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Product details
- Publisher : Voyageur Press (October 15, 2017)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 216 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0760352631
- ISBN-13 : 978-0760352632
- Item Weight : 2.05 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.75 x 0.88 x 8.75 inches
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By Bonnie Jacobson on July 15, 2020
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Some may think this is just another book talking about the fictional technology within the Star Trek universe. This is not that.
It's actually really eye opening to see just how close real science is to recreating - or rather creating for the first time in the real world - the sort of fanciful technology we've come to love in our sci-fi.
Hab es jetzt schon 2x gelesen und bin noch immer begeistert.
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