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Hollywood science : movies, science, and the end of the world / Sidney Perkowitz.

By: Material type: TextTextLanguage: Spanish Publication details: New York : Columbia University Press, c2007.Description: x, 255 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780231142809 (cloth : acid-free paper)
  • 0231142803 (cloth : acid-free paper)
  • 9780231512398 (e-book)
  • 0231512392 (e-book)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 791.43
LOC classification:
  • PN 1995.9 P451h 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
Introduction: Looking for science in the movies? Check out science fiction films first -- pt. I: Dangers from nature. Alien encounters ; Devastating collisions ; Our violent planet -- pt. II: Dangers from ourselves. Atoms unleashed ; Genes and germs gone bad ; The computers take over -- pt. III: The good, the bad, and the real. Scientists as heroes, nerds, and villains ; Solid science and quantum loopiness: golden eagles and golden turkeys ; Hollywood science vs. real science -- Afterword: Finding real science in the movies and beyond -- Appendix: Alongside Hollywood science, there's popcorn science.
Summary: "In this book, a scientist and dedicated film enthusiast discusses the portrayal of science in more than one hundred films, including science fiction, scientific biographies, and documentaries. Beginning with early films like Voyage to the Moon and Metropolis and concluding with more recent offerings like The Matrix, War of the Worlds, A Beautiful Mind, and An Inconvenient Truth, Sidney Perkowitz questions how much faith we can put into Hollywood's depiction of scientists and their work; how accurately these films capture scientific fact and theory; whether cataclysms like our collision with a comet can actually happen; and to what extent these films influence public opinion about science and the future."--Jacket.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 1995.9 P451h 2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00000116078

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-237) and index.

Includes filmography: p. 239-242.

Introduction: Looking for science in the movies? Check out science fiction films first -- pt. I: Dangers from nature. Alien encounters ; Devastating collisions ; Our violent planet -- pt. II: Dangers from ourselves. Atoms unleashed ; Genes and germs gone bad ; The computers take over -- pt. III: The good, the bad, and the real. Scientists as heroes, nerds, and villains ; Solid science and quantum loopiness: golden eagles and golden turkeys ; Hollywood science vs. real science -- Afterword: Finding real science in the movies and beyond -- Appendix: Alongside Hollywood science, there's popcorn science.

"In this book, a scientist and dedicated film enthusiast discusses the portrayal of science in more than one hundred films, including science fiction, scientific biographies, and documentaries. Beginning with early films like Voyage to the Moon and Metropolis and concluding with more recent offerings like The Matrix, War of the Worlds, A Beautiful Mind, and An Inconvenient Truth, Sidney Perkowitz questions how much faith we can put into Hollywood's depiction of scientists and their work; how accurately these films capture scientific fact and theory; whether cataclysms like our collision with a comet can actually happen; and to what extent these films influence public opinion about science and the future."--Jacket.

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