The Biology of Science Fiction Cinema

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by Mark C. Glassy

Type: Studies
Subject: Genre > Science Fiction
Keywords: science fiction, sciences
Publishing date: 2024 (December 30, 2024)
Publisher: McFarland & Co; 2nd edition
Language: English

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Paperback • 351 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4766-9233-3

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Book Presentation:
Science fiction cinema has dramatically affected the perception of science by the general population. If science fiction and actual science sometimes seem at odds, they importantly share the elements of curiosity, creativity and imagination–and there are many examples of yesterday’s science fiction becoming today’s science.

This book explores the imaginative elements of biology seen in 20th century science fiction films. Written by a professional scientist and science fiction lover, this second edition includes recent updates of biomedical science and science fiction cinema. It covers different categories of biology, biochemistry (or molecular biology), and medicine, each subcategorized into chapters such as cell biology, hematology, and dermatology. Within each chapter are several film examples explaining the biological sciences principles involved, what is right and what is wrong with the science, and what changes could be made for the science of the film to become a reality.

About the Author:
Mark C. Glassy is a professor at the University of California, San Diego; Moores Cancer Center, Translational Neuro-Oncology Laboratory and a member of the advisory board for the University of California, Riverside, School of Medicine.

Press Reviews:
Reviews from the 1st edition

• "Fascinating"—Classic Images

• "Marvelous…fun…fresh, lively, iresistibly informative…a real gem"—Filmfax

• "Fun, appealing and intelligently done"—School Library Journal

• "Detailed…required reading"—C&RL News

• "Remarkable"—Cult Movies

• "Unique and unprecedented…anyone interested in the ‘science’ behind horror films and mad doctor machinations would do well to sample [this] book"—Monsters From the Vault

• "Full of real science…the author shows his indisputable knowledge of the field…painstakingly detailed…deserves respect"—SFRA Review

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