Star Wars Where Science Meets Imagination HC
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You don't have to be a rocket scientist to understand STAR WARS. But what if you were? How much better would be your appreciation of the most popular science fiction epic of all time?
STAR WARS: WHERE SCIENCE MEETS IMAGINATION, a companion volume to the Boston Museum of Science exhibition, assembles a team of some of the world's most creative scientists and engineers to consider the boundaries of science and science fiction. How has the culture of STAR WARS inspired cutting-edge science, and what are the limits of tomorrow's technology?
With laser-sharp movie stills and other color photographs, as well as helpful margin features and fascinating sidebars about the technology of such things as Segway and maglev trains, this exciting book fills in the gaps between fantasy and reality, and celebrates the fact that all scientific advancement begins with the imagination.
