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To Seek Out New Life: The Biology of Star Trek
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Three Rivers Pr
Publication date
July 1, 1999
Pages
269
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780609804216
ISBN-10
0609804219
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
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Original list price
$14.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A professor of neurology at Harvard explores the plausibility of the ever-popular science-fiction television series's approach to the biology of human, humanoid, and other life forms, explaining which of the show's life forms are feasible. Reprint. 15,000 first printing. LJ. K. PW.
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If Star Trek has been about the search for life, To Seek Out New Life: The Biology of Star Trek is about understanding these discoveries as we encounter them with the crews of the Enterprise, Voyager, and Deep Space Nine. Harvard biologist Athena Andreadis takes a lively, thought-provoking look at Star Trek's approach to the science of human, humanoid, and other life-forms, exploring what biological principles are probable or possible on the original show and the three series and nine movies that have followed.
This absorbing, illuminating book makes everyone an armchair expert on the difference between science and science fiction on Star Trek, with keen observations into the series' complex worlds of physiology, psychology, and sociology. Its wealth of scientific detail and cultural insight pays tribute to a show that has profoundly shaped the way we understand and view science.
What terrestrial life-form does the Borg most closely resemble?
Where does consciousness go when a crew member of the Enterprise enters the transporter?
If Star Trek has been about the search for life, To Seek Out New Life: The Biology of Star Trek is about understanding these discoveries as we encounter them with the crews of the Enterprise, Voyager, and Deep Space Nine. Harvard biologist Athena Andreadis takes a lively, thought-provoking look at Star Trek's approach to the science of human, humanoid, and other life-forms, exploring what biological principles are probable or possible on the original show and the three series and nine movies that have followed.
This absorbing, illuminating book makes everyone an armchair expert on the difference between science and science fiction on Star Trek, with keen observations into the series' complex worlds of physiology, psychology, and sociology. Its wealth of scientific detail and cultural insight pays tribute to a show that has profoundly shaped the way we understand and view science.
Editions
Hardcover
from Crown Pub (May 1, 1998)
9780609603291 | details & prices | 273 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $5.99
About: A professor of neurology at Harvard explores the plausibility of the popular science fiction television series' approach to the biology of human, humanoid, and other life forms, explaining which of the show's life forms are feasible
About: A professor of neurology at Harvard explores the plausibility of the popular science fiction television series' approach to the biology of human, humanoid, and other life forms, explaining which of the show's life forms are feasible
Paperback
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from Three Rivers Pr (July 1, 1999)
9780609804216 | details & prices | 269 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $14.00
About: A professor of neurology at Harvard explores the plausibility of the popular science fiction television series' approach to the biology of human, humanoid, and other life forms, explaining which of the show's life forms are feasible
About: A professor of neurology at Harvard explores the plausibility of the popular science fiction television series' approach to the biology of human, humanoid, and other life forms, explaining which of the show's life forms are feasible
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