书目

THE SCIENCE OF JAMES BOND: FROM BULLETS TO BOWLER HATS TO BOAT JUMPS THE REAL TECHNOLOGY BEHIND 0

内容简介

Thesciencebehindthegadgets,exploits,andenemiesoftheworld'sgreatestspyFromthesleekAstonMartinthatspitsoutbullets,nails,andpassengersatthepushofabuttontothemicrojetthatmakeshairpinturnstoavoidaheat-seekingmissile,thescienceandtechnologyofJamesBondfilmshavekeptmillionsofmoviefansguessingfordecades.Aretheseamazingfeatsandgadgetstrulypossible?TheScienceofJamesBondtakesyouonafascinatingexcursionthroughthetruesciencethatunderliesBond'smostfantasticandoff-the-wallaccoutrements.Theacclaimedscience-fictionauthorsLoisGreshandRobertWeinbergprovideahighlyentertaining,informativelookatthereal-worldachievementsandbrilliantimaginationsbehindsuchsingularBondgadgetsasthebuzz-sawRolex,thecarthatturnsintoasubmarine,andtheever-popularrocket-firingcigarette.TheyexaminehundredsofQDivision'singeniousinventions;analyzeBond'sastonishingbattlesbeneaththeearthandsea,intheskies,andeveninouterspace;andaskintriguingquestionsthatleadtoenlighteningdiscussionsaboutthelimitsofscience,thelawsofnature,andthefutureoftechnology.FilledwithentertaininganecdotesfromBondmovieshootsandsupplementedwith"tech"ratingsforalloftheBondmovies,TheScienceofJamesBondseparatesscientificfactfromfilmfantasy--withsomeverysurprisingresults.

作者简介

LOISH.GRESHistheauthorofseventeenbooks,includingfournovels.Shehaswrittendozensofsuspenseandscience-fictionstoriesandhasbeennominatedfornationalfictionawardssixtimes.GreshandRobertWeinberghavecoauthoredseveralbooks,includingTheScienceofSuperheroesandTheScienceofSupervillains,bothfromWiley.ROBERTWEINBERGistheauthorofsixteennovelsandseventeennonfictionbooks.HealsoscriptedcomicbooksforDC,Marvel,andMoonstonePublishers.WeinbergistheonlyWorldFantasyAward–winningauthorwhohasservedasthegrandmarshalofarodeoparade.

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