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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Perkowitz, Sidney
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Geschichte (umfassend)
Science fiction films > United States > History and criticism.
Science in motion pictures.
Films de science-fiction > États-Unis > Histoire et critique.
Sciences au cinéma.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism.
Science fiction films
Science in motion pictures
Wissenschaft > Motiv
Science-Fiction-Film
Science fiction Film > USA > Geschichte.
Film.
Motiv (Film)
Wissenschaft.
Wissenschaftler.
Utopie.
Science-fiction film.
United States
USA
USA.
Hollywood.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario: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 a.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 255 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index.
Includes filmography: pages 239-242.
ISBN:9780231512398
0231512392

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