What's science ever done for us? : what The Simpsons can teach us about physics, robots, life and the universe / Paul Halpern.
A study of the world of science describes how the animated television show has addressed such scientific issues as genetic manipulation, time travel, artificial intelligence, and extraterrestrial life, exploring the theoretical possibilities of such speculative concepts.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780470114605
- ISBN: 0470114606
- Physical Description: x, 262 pages ; 24 cm
- Publisher: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, [2007]
- Copyright: ©2007
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-254) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The Simpson Gene -- You say tomato, I say tomacco -- Blinky, the three-eyed fish -- Burns's radiant glow -- We all live in a cell-sized submarine -- Lisa's recipe for life -- Look Homer-Ward, angel -- D'ohs ex machina -- Perpetual commotion -- Dude, I'm an android -- Rules for robots -- Chaos in cartoonland -- Fly in the ointment -- Clockstopping -- A toast to the past -- Frinking about the future -- Lisa's scoping skills -- Diverting rays -- The plunge down under -- If astrolabes could talk -- Cometary cowabunga -- Homer's space Odyssey -- Could this really be the end? -- Foolish earthlings -- Is the universe a donut? -- The third dimension of Homer.
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