02701cam a2200493 i 4500 23647820 20260917142437.0 m |o d | cr_||||||||||| 240411s2024 cau job 001 0 eng 23647820 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg acquire ecip ebook policy default xd17 2025-04-02 book rec'd 2024013387 9781678208172 (ebook) 9781678208165 (library binding) DLC eng DLC rda DLC pcc PN3433.5 809.3/8762 23/eng/20240411 Nardo, Don, 1947- author. Science fiction fan's guide to science / Don Nardo. San Diego : ReferencePoint Press, 2024. 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. Space travel beyond the Solar System -- Time travel -- The existence of intelligent aliens -- Parallel universes -- Artificial intelligence. "The classic sci-fi novels of H.G. Wells, Robert Heinlein, and Arthur C. Clarke, along with hundreds of sci-fi movies and TV shows, have explored an array of exotic, at times mind-bending themes, among them the existence of intelligent aliens, time travel, and parallel universes. One often asked question is whether such things are scientifically plausible. In this volume, modern physicists and other scientists weigh in and try to answer that question"-- Provided by publisher. Ages 14-18. ReferencePoint Press. Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher. Science fiction History and criticism Juvenile literature. Science in popular culture Juvenile literature. Science fiction films History and criticism Juvenile literature. Science fiction Influence Juvenile literature. Literature and technology Juvenile literature. Science Popular works Juvenile literature. Literature. lcgft https://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026415 Print version: Nardo, Don, 1947- Science fiction fan's guide to science San Diego : ReferencePoint Press, 2024 9781678208165 (DLC) 2024013386 LC online resource 2024-04-18 25244797-f37d-5c4c-b888-025b27d01f69 415c4c16-f1a9-42a5-ac28-c13aac929d19 46 46