- Hardcover: 352 pages
- Publisher: Icon Books Ltd; 1st edition (30 Mar 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1840467371
- ISBN-13: 978-1840467376
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 14 x 3.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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- #14 in Books > Music, Stage & Screen > Television > Direction & Production
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Product Description
Dr Duncan Steel, space researcher, author and broadcaster
Entertaining, erudite and exhilarating. Captures the spirit and appeal of the perennial TV series.
Book Description
With a foreword by Sir Arthur C Clarke
Doctor Who began in 1963. His journeys have shown us alien worlds, strange lifeforms, futuristic technology and mindbending cosmic phenomena.
The breadth and imagination of the Doctor's adventures have made the show
one of science fiction's truly monumental success stories. BBC Focus Editor
Paul Parsons explains the scientific reality behind the fiction.
Discover:
- Why time travel isn't ruled out by the laws of physics
- The real K-9 - the robot assistant for space travellers built by NASA
- How genetic engineering is being used to breed Dalek-like designer
lifeforms
- Why before long we could all be regenerating like a Time Lord.
- The medical truth about the Doctor's two hearts, and the real creature
with five
With style and exuberance The Science of Doctor Who brings the very latest
scientific thinking down to Earth.
Inside This Book
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
great teaching aid, as well as fun,
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This review is from: The Science of Doctor Who (Paperback)
My 7-yr old Doctor Who-addicted son just made me buy this, and I was thinking it would be a little dry and dusty for him, but he's fascinated, and so am I! It's written in a very straight-forward style, and stays tied in closely with the show (including the newest series), rather than going on about time travel etc too long.
We've only just read the first bit about the Doctor's two hearts and already my son has asked me a million questions about the human cardio-vascular system and Isaac Newton. He's going to be a very knowledgable boy by the end of this book! I really do recommend this for fans, and those parents who want to engender an interest in science in their kids.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great read for all!,
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This review is from: The Science of Doctor Who (Paperback)
This book is amazing - despite being hard t grasp in parts, its really interesting, debating and explaining theoretical time travel and explaining how the doctor's gadgets, gizmos and even the TARDIS could work in real life. I would even recommend this to non-doctor who fans, because the book is so interesting due to the science it explains.
Also almost all ages can read this as long as they have had a decent physics teacher. I am 16 and just come out of school so I'm not exactly a science expert! yet I can still understand 99% of the science explained. In conclusion this book is fab! i would recommend to doctorwho fans and scientists alike!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Read it! It will make you clever!,
By Doctor Who Online (London; UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Science of Doctor Who (Dr Who) (Hardcover)
Having watched countless episodes of Doctor Who, and see the many seemingly impossible sciences behind the stories, I awaited for the release of this Book with great excitement.
Paul Parsons manages to knit together the many science-based questions behind Doctor Who, with clear, concise, and in some cases, alarmingly enlightening answers. I have read many books over the years, but this one has to be one of the most unique and mind-opening. Read it! It will make you clever!
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