Science fact and science fiction : an encyclopedia / Brian Stableford.

By: Stableford, Brian MMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Routledge, ©2006Description: xxv, 729 pages ; 29 cmISBN: 9780415974608; 0415974607; 9781138868823 (pbk.); 1138868825 (pbk.)Subject(s): Science -- Encyclopedias | Science fiction -- EncyclopediasDDC classification: 503 LOC classification: Q123 | .S735 2006Online resources: Table of contents | Publisher description Subject: Science Fact and Science Fiction examines in one volume how science has propelled science-fiction and, to a lesser extent, how science fiction has influenced the sciences. The goal of the Encyclopedia is not to present a catalog of sciences and their application in literary fiction, but rather to study the ongoing flow and counterflow of influences, including how fictional representations of science affect how we view its practice and disciplines. Although the main focus is on literature, other forms of science fiction, including film and video games, are explored and, because science is an international matter, works from non-English speaking countries are discussed as needed.--publisher's description.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 577-588) and index.

Science Fact and Science Fiction examines in one volume how science has propelled science-fiction and, to a lesser extent, how science fiction has influenced the sciences. The goal of the Encyclopedia is not to present a catalog of sciences and their application in literary fiction, but rather to study the ongoing flow and counterflow of influences, including how fictional representations of science affect how we view its practice and disciplines. Although the main focus is on literature, other forms of science fiction, including film and video games, are explored and, because science is an international matter, works from non-English speaking countries are discussed as needed.--publisher's description.

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