Rockets and Ray Guns: The Sci-Fi Science of the Cold War
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Published
Blackstone Publishing, 2021.
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8h 22m 0s
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eAudiobook
Language
English
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9781799915805

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Dr. Andrew May., Dr. Andrew May|AUTHOR., & Grover Gardner|READER. (2021). Rockets and Ray Guns: The Sci-Fi Science of the Cold War . Blackstone Publishing.

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Dr. Andrew May, Dr. Andrew May|AUTHOR and Grover Gardner|READER. 2021. Rockets and Ray Guns: The Sci-Fi Science of the Cold War. Blackstone Publishing.

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Dr. Andrew May, Dr. Andrew May|AUTHOR and Grover Gardner|READER. Rockets and Ray Guns: The Sci-Fi Science of the Cold War Blackstone Publishing, 2021.

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Dr. Andrew May, Dr. Andrew May|AUTHOR, and Grover Gardner|READER. Rockets and Ray Guns: The Sci-Fi Science of the Cold War Blackstone Publishing, 2021.

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Sometimes reality lived up to the SF vision, at other times it didn't. The hydrogen bomb was as terrifyingly destructive as anything in fiction, while real-world lasers didn't come close to the promise of the classic SF ray gun. Nevertheless, when the scientific Cold War culminated in the Strategic Defense Initiative of the 1980s, it was so science-fictional in its aspirations that the media dubbed it "Star Wars."

This entertaining account, offering a plethora of little known facts and insights from previously classified military projects, shows how the real-world science of the Cold War followed in the footsteps of SF-and how the two together changed our perception of both science and scientists, paving the way for the world we live in today.
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