{"product_id":"science-in-popular-culture-a-bowdoin-van-riper-9780313318221","title":"Science in Popular Culture: A Reference Guide","description":"\u003cp\u003eSpaceships travel through time at lightspeed, piloted by human clones and talking animals. Serious injuries are healed with the wave of a medical gizmo. The media makes it all look easy. Can scientists hope to accomplish such amazing feats in the real world, or are they merely flights of fancy? This book is a fun look at what can, and can't, be achieved with current technology in today's laboratory experiments. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFans of the \u003ci\u003eJetsons\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e will learn the facts behind the fiction through entires that describe the scientific inventions and procedures on the screen, and how they differ from the reality. Van Riper shows us who innovators like Charles Darwin, Benjamin Franklin, and Isaac Newton really were before they were mythologized. He discusses how animals such as chimpanzees, dolphins, and elephants are portrayed in books and films, and what we really know about animal intelligence. This book lifts the curtain on science fiction, revealing how and where scientific laws have been discarded for the sake of a good plot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e A. Bowdoin Van Riper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0313318220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780313318221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Greenwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.36lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.48h x 6.44w x 1.17d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2002 pg. 650\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2003 pg. 590","brand":"A. Bowdoin Van Riper","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48135973208319,"sku":"9780313318221","price":90.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ce238bd5-18c5-4fd9-a25c-93a02c3568de.jpg?v=1770159673","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/science-in-popular-culture-a-bowdoin-van-riper-9780313318221","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}