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| - | '''''The Physics of Star Trek''''' is a 1995 nonfiction book by [[Arizona State University]] professor [[Lawrence M. Krauss]]. It discusses the [[physics]] involved in various concepts and objects described in the ''[[Star Trek]]'' universe. He investigates the possibility of such things as inertial dampeners and [[warp drive (Star Trek)|warp drive]], and whether physics as we know it would allow such inventions. He also discusses [[time travel]], [[Speed of light|light speed]], pure [[energy]] beings, [[wormhole]]s, and other concepts. The book includes a foreword by astrophysicist [[Stephen Hawking]]. | + | '''Stephen William Hawking''', [[Order of the Companions of Honour|CH]], [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]], [[Fellow of the Royal Society|FRS]], [[Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce|FRSA]] (born 8 January 1942) is an English [[theoretical physics|theoretical physicist]] and [[physical cosmology|cosmologist]], whose scientific books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity. He is an [[Honorary Fellow]] of the [[Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce|Royal Society of Arts]], a lifetime member of the [[Pontifical Academy of Sciences]], and in 2009 was awarded the [[Presidential Medal of Freedom]], the highest civilian award in the United States. |
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| - | ''The Physics of Star Trek'' was met with generally positive reviews. It became a national bestseller and sold more than 200,000 copies in the United States. As of 1998, it was being translated into 13 different languages. It was also the basis of a BBC television production. | + | |
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| - | Krauss got the idea for writing the book from his publisher, who initially suggested it as a joke. Krauss dismissed the idea but later thought that using ''Star Trek'' might get people interested in real physics. | + | |
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| - | The hardcover edition was published in November 1995, and a paperback edition followed in September 1996. Krauss's next book, ''Beyond Star Trek: Physics from Alien Invasions to the End of Time'', was published in 1997. | + | |
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| - | *[[Physics and Star Trek]] | + | *[[Basic concepts of quantum mechanics]] |
| - | *[[The Physics of Superheroes]] | + | *[[Many-worlds interpretation]], or flexiverse |
| - | *[[Physics of the Impossible]] | + | *Susskind–Hawking battle – see [[Black hole information paradox]] |
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Stephen William Hawking, CH, CBE, FRS, FRSA (born 8 January 1942) is an English theoretical physicist and cosmologist, whose scientific books and public appearances have made him an academic celebrity. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, a lifetime member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, and in 2009 was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian award in the United States.
See also
- Basic concepts of quantum mechanics
- Many-worlds interpretation, or flexiverse
- Susskind–Hawking battle – see Black hole information paradox
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