The Physics of Star Trek

Fully revised and updated to include the latest discoveries in cosmic science, "the essential tubeside companion for the fans of the venerable Star Trek series" (Washington Post).

What warps when you're traveling at warp speed? What is the difference between a wormhole and a black hole? Are time loops really possible, and can I kill my grandmother before I am born?

Anyone who has ever wondered "could this really happen?" will gain useful insights into the Star Trek universe (and, incidentally, the real world of physics) in this charming and accessible guide. Lawrence M. Krauss boldly goes where Star Trek has gone--and beyond. From Newton to Hawking, from Einstein to Feynman, from Kirk to Picard, Krauss leads readers on a voyage to the world of physics as we now know it and as it might one day be. more

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-13-2009; Recommend; If you like Star Trek you will like this book, and broaden your knowledge base. If you have any interest at all in science, you will find this very interesting. I bought it for my husband and read it after he finished it. (He is a Star...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-21-2008; The Star Trekie takes a Side-Trek; Need a crash course in how to create your own warp drive (hint, bend spacetime behind so that it moves away and in front so that they move closer)? Or perhaps want to know what Star Trek writers got right (and horribly wrong)? Well then...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-14-2008; Some of the Most Enjoyable Thinking I've Ever Been Prompted to Do; Chances are that if you consider a complicated and thought-provoking series like Star Trek to be entertaining, then you'll find Lawrence Krauss's discussions of scientific realities and almost realities to be similarly enthralling,...; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-26-2007; Good!; This a not-so technical book that many Star Trek fans will love. Of course it requires a previous knowledge of general physics but it is very good. I enjoyed reading it and of course I have to have a college physics book by my side to...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-13-2009; Recommend; If you like Star Trek you will like this book, and broaden your knowledge base. If you have any interest at all in science, you will find this very interesting. I bought it for my husband and read it after he finished it. (He is a Star...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-04-2006; its possible; Some things in the 'Startrek Physics' are possible..Maybe not as denoted in the series/movies but in some fashion.Let me list items that could be considered TREK technology.1. Cellphones (though more in style/form that fact).2. Visor...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-31-2006; ... going out of your way to disprove a fictional technology.; I have been a fan of Star Trek for many years now, and I'd heard about this book. "The Physics of Star Trek", sounded like a really fun read. I was interested to know how some of the technology that was invented for the show might be...; read full review | report as inappropriate