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Science in popular culture : a reference guide

Van Riper, A. Bowdoin · Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2002

Publisher
Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2002
Physical description
314 pages
ISBN
0313318220 (alk. paper)
Dewey classification
306.45
Language
English

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001Control number13939
005Date and time of latest transaction18 Jul 2016, 16:09
008Fixed-length data elements011108s2002 ctua b 001 0 eng
010Library of Congress control number2001055616
020International Standard Book Number (ISBN)0313318220 (alk. paper)
041Language codeeng
042Authentication codepcc
050Library of Congress call numberQ172.5.P65 V36 2002
082Dewey Decimal call number306.45 V105B
100Main entry – personal nameVan Riper, A. Bowdoin.
245Title statementScience in popular culture : a reference guide / A. Bowdoin Van Riper.
260Publication, distribution, etc. (imprint)Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2002
300Physical descriptionxvii, 314 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
504Bibliography, etc. noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [301]-302) and index.
505Formatted contents noteMachine generated contents note: Science in Popular Culture 1 -- Acceleration 3 -- Action and Reaction, Law of 5 -- Alternate Worlds 7 -- Androids 10 -- Atomic Energy 13 -- Chimpanzees 18 -- Cloning 21 -- Comets 27 -- Computers 30 -- Cryonics 35 -- Cyborgs 38 -- Darwin, Charles 41 -- Death Rays 45 -- Dinosaurs 48 -- Dolphins 53 -- Dreams 56 -- Earthquakes 59 -- Eclipses 63 -- Einstein, Albert 66 -- Electricity 69 -- Elephants 73 -- Epidemics 76 -- Evolution 80 -- Evolution, Convergent 84 -- Evolution, Human 87 -- Experiments 91 -- Experiments on Self 95 -- Extinction 98 -- Flying Cars 101 -- Food Pills 104 -- Franklin, Benjamin 107 -- Galileo 111 -- Genes 115 -- Genetic Engineering 119 -- Gorillas 123 -- Gravity 126 -- Houses, Smart 132 -- Ideas, Resistance to 135 -- Inertia 139 -- Insects 141 -- Insects, Giant 147 -- Intelligence, Animal 150 -- Intelligence, Artificial 153 -- Intelligence, Human 156 -- Life, Extraterrestrial 161 -- Life, Origin of 166 -- Lightning 169 -- Longevity 173 -- Magnetism 176 -- Mars 179 -- Matter Transmission 183 -- Meteorites 186 -- Mind Control 190 -- Miniaturization 193 -- Miracle Drugs 196 -- Moon 199 -- Mutations 203 -- Newton, Isaac 206 -- Organ Transplants 210 -- Prehistoric Humans 213 -- Prehistoric Time 217 -- Psychic Powers 220 -- Race 223 -- Radiation 229 -- Relativity 232 -- Religion and Science 235 -- Reproduction 239 -- Robots 242 -- Scientific Theories 248 -- Sharks 252 -- Space Travel, Interplanetary 256 -- Space Travel, Interstellar 262 -- Speed of Light 268 -- Speed of Sound 271 -- Superhumans 274 -- Time Travel 279 -- UFOs 284 -- Vacuum 287 -- Venus 290 -- Volcanoes 294 -- Whales 298.
650Subject added entry – topical termScience in popular culture.
999CollectionDownloads