Hollywood Science: Movies, Science, and the End of the World
Whether depicting humans battling aliens or a brave geologist saving lives as a volcano erupts, science-fiction films are an exciting visual and sensuous introduction to the workings of science and technology. These films explore a range of complex topics in vivid and accessible ways, from space tra...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Whether depicting humans battling aliens or a brave geologist saving lives as a volcano erupts, science-fiction films are an exciting visual and sensuous introduction to the workings of science and technology. These films explore a range of complex topics in vivid and accessible ways, from space travel and laser technology to genetic engineering, global warming, and the consequences of nuclear weaponry. Though actual scientific lab work might not be as exciting, science fiction is an engaging yet powerful way for a wide audience to explore some of the most pressing issues and ideas of our time.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. Movies, especially science-fiction films, temporarily remove viewers from the world as they know it and show them the world as it might be, providing special perspective on human nature and society. Yet "Hollywood science" can be erroneous, distorting fact for dramatic effect and stereotypi |
| Beschreibung: | Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher’s Web site, viewed Jan. 06, 2016) |
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| spelling | Perkowitz, Sidney Verfasser (DE-588)142778990 aut Hollywood Science Movies, Science, and the End of the World Sidney Perkowitz New York, NY Columbia University Press [2007] © 2007 1 online resource 40 illus txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher’s Web site, viewed Jan. 06, 2016) Whether depicting humans battling aliens or a brave geologist saving lives as a volcano erupts, science-fiction films are an exciting visual and sensuous introduction to the workings of science and technology. These films explore a range of complex topics in vivid and accessible ways, from space travel and laser technology to genetic engineering, global warming, and the consequences of nuclear weaponry. Though actual scientific lab work might not be as exciting, science fiction is an engaging yet powerful way for a wide audience to explore some of the most pressing issues and ideas of our time.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. Movies, especially science-fiction films, temporarily remove viewers from the world as they know it and show them the world as it might be, providing special perspective on human nature and society. Yet "Hollywood science" can be erroneous, distorting fact for dramatic effect and stereotypi Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Genres, other Science fiction films United States History and criticism Science in motion pictures Naturwissenschaften (DE-588)4041421-8 gnd rswk-swf Film (DE-588)4017102-4 gnd rswk-swf Naturwissenschaftler Motiv (DE-588)4257830-9 gnd rswk-swf Naturwissenschaften Motiv (DE-588)4120791-9 gnd rswk-swf USA USA (DE-588)4078704-7 gnd rswk-swf Los Angeles- Hollywood (DE-588)4099817-4 gnd rswk-swf USA (DE-588)4078704-7 g Film (DE-588)4017102-4 s Naturwissenschaften (DE-588)4041421-8 s Geschichte z 1\p DE-604 Los Angeles- Hollywood (DE-588)4099817-4 g Naturwissenschaftler Motiv (DE-588)4257830-9 s 2\p DE-604 Naturwissenschaften Motiv (DE-588)4120791-9 s 3\p DE-604 http://www.degruyter.com/doi/book/10.7312/perk14280 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext 1\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 2\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk 3\p cgwrk 20201028 DE-101 https://d-nb.info/provenance/plan#cgwrk |
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| title | Hollywood Science Movies, Science, and the End of the World |
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| topic | Genres, other Science fiction films United States History and criticism Science in motion pictures Naturwissenschaften (DE-588)4041421-8 gnd Film (DE-588)4017102-4 gnd Naturwissenschaftler Motiv (DE-588)4257830-9 gnd Naturwissenschaften Motiv (DE-588)4120791-9 gnd |
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