W serii „Fizyka Star Treka i nie tylko” odkrywamy tajemnice nauki, która napędza międzygwiezdne podróże i futurystyczne technologie. Przez pryzmat kultowych przykładów z ulubionej science fiction, autorzy badają prawdziwe zasady naukowe oraz hipotetyczne koncepcje, które inspirują nasze zrozumienie kosmosu. Dla ciekawych czytelników, którzy pragną połączyć naukę z wyobraźnią, ta seria ukazuje, jak daleko możemy zajść, gdy odważymy się marzyć.
An easy-to-understand introduction to the complexities of today's and tomorrow's physics. The author assess what is and what is not actually possible according to the laws of physics, among all the weird and wonderful things that Kirk, Spock and Scottie got up to in their parallel universe.
In the bestselling The Physics of Star Trek, the renowned theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss took readers on an entertaining and eye-opening tour of the Star Trek universe to see how it stacked up against the real universe. Now, responding to requests for more as well as to a number of recent exciting discoveries in physics and astronomy, Krauss takes a provocative look at how the laws of physics relate to notions from our popular culture -- not only Star Trek, but other films, shows, and popular lore -- from Independence Day to Star Wars to The X-Files. What's the difference between a flying saucer and a flying pretzel? Why didn't the aliens in Independence Day have to bother invading Earth to destroy it? What's new with warp drives? What's the most likely scenario for doomsday? Are ESP and telekinesis impossible? What do clairvoyance and time travel have in common? How might quantum mechanics ultimately affect the fate of life in the universe?