What's science ever done for us? : what The Simpsons can teach us about physics, robots, life and the universe /
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| Author / Creator: | Halpern, Paul, 1961- |
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| Imprint: | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2007. |
| Description: | x, 262 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6629930 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Learning Science From Springfield's Nuclear Family
- Part 1. It's Alive!
- 1. The Simpson Gene
- 2. You Say Tomato, I Say Tomacco
- 3. Blinky, The Three-Eyed Fish
- 4. Burns' Radiant Glow
- 5. We All Live In A Cell-Sized Submarine
- 6. Lisa's Recipe For Life
- 7. Look Homer-Ward Angel
- Part 2. Mechanical Plots
- 8. D'ohs Ex Machina
- 9. Perpetual Commotion
- 10. Dude, I'm An Android
- 11. Rules For Robots
- 12. Chaos In Cartoonland
- 13. Fly In The Ointment
- Part 3. No Time To Dohs
- 14. Clockstopping
- 15. A Toast To The Past
- 16. Frinking About The Future
- Part 4. Springfield, The Universe, And Beyond
- 17. Lisa's Scoping Skills
- 18. Diverting Rays
- 19. The Plunge Down Under
- 20. If Astrolabes Could Talk
- 21. Cometary Cowabunga
- 22. Homer's Space Odyssey
- 23. Could This Really Be The End?
- 24. Foolish Earthlings
- 25. Is The Universe A Donut?
- 26. The Third Dimension Of Homer
- Inconclusion: The Journey Continues
- Acknowledgments
- The Simpsons Movie Handy Science Checklist
- Scientifically Relevant Episodes Discussed in This Book
- Notes
- Further Information
- Index
