{"product_id":"new-light-through-old-windows-exploring-contemporary-science-through-12-classic-science-fiction-tales-paperback","title":"New Light Through Old Windows: Exploring Contemporary Science Through 12 Classic Science Fiction Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Webb\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents the reader with some of the earliest classic SF short stories - all of them published between 1858 and 1934, featuring both well-known and long-forgotten writers - dealing for the first time with topics to which science had (some) answers only at much later stages. This includes aspects of alien life forms, transmogrification, pandemics, life on Mars, android robots, big data, matter transmission and impact events to name but a few. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe short stories are reprinted in full alongside extensive commentaries which also examine some of the latest scientific thinking surrounding the story's main theme and provide the reader with suggestions for further reading. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book presents the reader with some of the earliest classic SF short stories - all of them published between 1858 and 1934, featuring both well-known and long-forgotten writers - dealing for the first time with topics to which science had (some) answers only at much later stages. This includes aspects of alien life forms, transmogrification, pandemics, life on Mars, android robots, big data, matter transmission and impact events to name but a few. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe short stories are reprinted in full alongside extensive commentaries which also examine some of the latest scientific thinking surrounding the story's main theme and provide the reader with suggestions for further reading. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSince gaining a BSc in physics from the University of Bristol and a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Manchester, Stephen Webb has worked in a variety of universities in the UK. He has published an undergraduate textbook \u003ci\u003eMeasuring the Universe - The Cosmological Distance Ladder\u003c\/i\u003e(1999) as well as several popular science books, among them \u003ci\u003eOut of this World - Colliding Universes, Branes, Strings, and Other Wild Ideas of Modern Physics\u003c\/i\u003e in 2004, \u003ci\u003eNew Eyes on the Universe - Twelve Cosmic Mysteries and the Tools We Need to Solve Them\u003c\/i\u003e in 2012, the second edition of \u003ci\u003eIf the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY? Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life \u003c\/i\u003ein 2015, \u003ci\u003eAll the Wonder that Would Be - Exploring Past Notions of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e in 2017, also published as part of Springer's Science and Fiction series, as well as recently, \u003ci\u003eClash of Symbols - A ride through the riches of glyphs\u003c\/i\u003e. His 2018 TED talk on aliens has to date been watched more than 2.33 million times.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince gaining a BSc in physics from the University of Bristol and a PhD in theoretical physics from the University of Manchester, Stephen Webb has worked in a variety of universities in the UK. He has published an undergraduate textbook \u003ci\u003eMeasuring the Universe - The Cosmological Distance Ladder\u003c\/i\u003e (1999) as well as several popular science books, among them \u003ci\u003eOut of this World - Colliding Universes, Branes, Strings, and Other Wild Ideas of Modern Physics\u003c\/i\u003e in 2004, \u003ci\u003eNew Eyes on the Universe - Twelve Cosmic Mysteries and the Tools We Need to Solve Them\u003c\/i\u003e in 2012, the second edition of \u003ci\u003eIf the Universe Is Teeming with Aliens ... WHERE IS EVERYBODY? Seventy-Five Solutions to the Fermi Paradox and the Problem of Extraterrestrial Life \u003c\/i\u003ein 2015, \u003ci\u003eAll the Wonder that Would Be - Exploring Past Notions of the Future\u003c\/i\u003e in 2017, also published as part of Springer's Science and Fiction series, as well as recently, \u003ci\u003eClash of Symbols - A ride through the riches of glyphs\u003c\/i\u003e. His 2018 TED talk on aliens has to date been watched more than 1.75 million times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 305\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.67 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48704243958009,"sku":"9783030031947","price":35.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/STvTuef8ey9783030031947.webp?v=1784811704","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/new-light-through-old-windows-exploring-contemporary-science-through-12-classic-science-fiction-tales-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}