Star Wars :Where Science meets imagination
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Just saying the words Star Wars evokes images of whooshing light sabers, Luke Skywalker's landspeeder racing above the sand, and epic battles between the forces of good and evil that take place in the farthest reaches of space. Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination explores how George Lucas's incredible use of science and technology may have presaged-and at times directly influenced-the future of life on Earth and beyond.
From commercial space flight and super-speed trains that levitate by magnetism to robot servants and microscopic nanorobots that perform surgery internally, scientists inspired by Star Wars are taking fictional ideas and turning them into reality. In the next twenty years, human soldiers will be outfitted like stormtroopers, impervious to chemical weapons and equipped with superhuman endurance. Such advances, while monumental, also raise huge ethical questions. The book gives voice to the scientists and creators of the technologies whose stories describe the complexities and consequences of such advances. Perfectly timed to coincide with the DVD release of the final film in the prequal series and to take full advantage of the 9-city exhibition as well as Star Wars's cross-generational appeal, Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination will delight both fans of the films and the technologically savvy. 作者简介：
ED RODLEY Museum of sciuence,Boston.
LAWRENCE M.KRAUSS Director of the Center for Education and Research in Cosmology and Astrophysics,Case Western Reserve University。
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目录：
FOREWORD BY ED RODLEY
INTRODUCTION BY ANTHONY DANIELS PART I：GETTING AROUND INTRODUCTION BY ED RODLEY SPACE，TIME，AND STAR WARS BY LAWRENCE M。KRAUSS AIR AND SPACE VESSLELS：A GALLERY MAKING THE JUMP TO LIGHI SPEED BY MARC G。MILLIS MAGLEV TRAINS BY SAM GUROL AND HIROSHI NAKASHIMA STAR WARS VESELS：A GALLERY VISUAL CONCEPTS IN STAR WARS BY ALEX LAEGER，ILM LIVING ON CORUSCANT BY ED RODLEY PART II：ROBOTS AND PEOPLE IN TRODUCTION BY ED RODLEY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BY RODNEY BROOKS MAN，MACHINE，ROBOT，AND CYBORG BY RICHARD M。SATAVA IMPLANTS AND PROSTHETICS；A GALLERY HUMAN-ROBOT RELATIONSHIPS BY CYNTHIA BREAZEAL THE SCGWAY HT BY DEAN DAMEN BRINGING A MOVIE ROBOT TO LIFE BY GRANT IMAHARA，ILM STAR WARS DROIDS AND CYBORGS：A GALLERY DIGITAL FLESH AND BONES BY ROB COLEMAN，ILM ASTRONAUTS，ROBONAUTS，AND THE MOON BY ILLAN R。 NOURABKHSH EPILOGUE BY ED RODLEY ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT BMOS，ABOUT LUCASFILM CONTRIBUTORS’ BIOGRAPHIES，INDEX，CREDITS，COPYRICHT |