THE PHYSICS OF STAR TREK 1995 HB w/ DJ FREE Shipping

• Hardback Book with Dust Jacket by LAWRENCE M. KRAUSS
• Copyright © 1995 by Lawrence M. Krauss

How does the Star Trek universe stack up against the real
universe? Find out what the series creators got right-and wrong-
about science in this fascinating guide by a renowned theoretical
physicist.

Anyone who has ever wondered, "could this really happen?" will gain
useful insights into the Star Trek universe (and, incidentally.
the real world of physics) in this charming and accessible guide. "

" Contents

Foreword by Stephen Hawking
Preface

SECTION ONE
A Cosmic Poker Game
In which the physics of internal dampers and tractor beams paves the
way for time travel, warp speed, deflector shields, wormholes, and
other spacetime oddities

ONE Newton Antes
TWO Einstein Raises
THREE Hawking Shows His Hand

FOUR Data Ends the Game

SECTION TWO
Matter Matter Everywhere
In which the reader explores transporter beams, warp drives, dilithium
crystals, matter-antimatter engines, and the holodeck

FIVE Atoms or Bits
SIX The Most Bang for Your Buck
SEVEN Holodecks and Holograms

SECTION THREE
The Invisible Universe, or
Things That Go Bump in the Night
In which we speak of things that may exist but are not yet seen-
extraterrestrial life, multiple dimensions, and an exotic zoo of other
physics possibilies and impossibilities

EIGHT The Search for Spock
NINE The Menagerie of Possibilities
TEN Impossibilities:
The Undiscoverable Country

Epilogue
Notes
Acknowledgments
Index "

This book is in very good condition with only minor wear.
The dust jacket has minor edgewear, a corner piece on the inside flap cut off where the price was removed,
and the back inside flap has a folded crease.
There is a black marker line on the top side edge of the pages, only visible from the side view.
The edges of the pages are slightly yellowed due to aging.
No torn or ripped pages.
No other markings or writing.

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