Fake Physics: Spoofs, Hoaxes and Fictitious Science

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: May, Andrew (Συγγραφέας, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2019.
• Σειρά: Science and Fiction,
• Θέματα: Physics.; Popular Science in Physics.; Physics, general.

People are used to seeing "fake physics" in science fiction - concepts like faster-than-light travel, antigravity and time travel to name a few. The fiction label ought to be a giveaway, but some SF writers - especially those with a background in professional science - are so adept at &quo...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Science Fiction Posing as Science Fact
• The Relativity of Wrong
• The Art of Technobabble
• Spoofs in Science Journals
• April Fool
• Making a Point
• Thinking Outside the Box
• Appendix: Science for Crackpots.