WELCOME TO THE FARTHEST FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE....
Present-day science, as Carl Sagan observed, is more like science fiction than most science fiction. Where does the dividing line lie today?
Charles Sheffield, an internationally respected scientist and an equally renowned science fiction writer, whom The Washington Post and others have compared to Arthur C. Clarke, surveys with an expert eye the current state of physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, computers, and other fields, and
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WELCOME TO THE FARTHEST FRONTIERS OF KNOWLEDGE....
Present-day science, as Carl Sagan observed, is more like science fiction than most science fiction. Where does the dividing line lie today?
Charles Sheffield, an internationally respected scientist and an equally renowned science fiction writer, whom The Washington Post and others have compared to Arthur C. Clarke, surveys with an expert eye the current state of physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, computers, and other fields, and brings the reader up to date on just how strange the universe is turning out to be.
When exploring strange territory, a knowledgeable guide is a necessity. Fortunately, Dr. Sheffield is eminently qualified to explain the nature of the new mysteries which science is just beginning to explore. The readers will be in good hands as they are taken on an expertly guided tour of the
BORDERLANDS OF SCIENCE
How to Think Like a Scientist (and Write Science Fiction)
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A highly collectible, tight clean copy, protected in a new brodart wrapper, no inscriptions, unclipped dustjacket, this is not an Ex-Lib or a BCE/BOMC edition. A tour through the borderlands where today s science turns into tomorrow s science fiction, from the physicist and Nebula- and Hugo Awardwinning novelist (Aftermath, 1998, etc.). Scientific facts, Sheffield contends, can generate ideas in the reader s imagination and function as a wellspring for potential writers, because ``new science and new applications mean an endless supply of new story ideas. And he demonstrates how much more enjoyable science fiction is when the author s facts are in order. more >>
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