Unpositioned Something is wrong

The physics of Star Trek / Lawrence M. Krauss ; foreword by Stephen Hawking

This introduction to theoretical physics uses the technology of Star Trek to explain scientific concepts, including warp speed and holography, for a general audience.

Author

ISBN

Publisher

TAGS

Curated Derived

Art Communication Economics Entertainment Literature Music Science Science Fiction

CONNECTIONS

No connections

LOCATION HISTORY

No location history available for this book.

FULL RECORD

Accession Number: 19892

Site: Vernon O Content

Collection: N/A

Location: N/A

Binding Type: Hard Back

Book Images

Hover to see live images

No live

The physics of Star Trek / Lawrence M. Krauss ; foreword by Stephen Hawking cover

No live

VERNON DATA

Physics/Physical sciences/Science Science -- Social aspects Science fiction -- Themes, motives/Fiction/Literature/Philology Science fiction films/Motion pictures/Performing arts/Arts Science fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology Space sciences/Science Star Trek fiction/Science fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology Technology/Science

{
  "slug": "the-physics-of-star-trek-lawrence-m-krauss-foreword-by-stephen-hawking",
  "opacObjectId": "29685",
  "opacCollection": {
    "opacCollectionId": "1"
  },
  "imagesCollection": {
    "images": [
      {
        "imageId": "34446",
        "cssColors": [
          {
            "hex": "778899",
            "hue": 210,
            "rank": 1,
            "presence": 13.97,
            "colorName": "lightslategray",
            "lightness": 53,
            "colorGroup": "gray",
            "saturation": 14,
            "formattedColorName": "light slate gray"
          },
          {
            "hex": "000000",
            "hue": 0,
            "rank": 2,
            "presence": 12.04,
            "colorName": "black",
            "lightness": 0,
            "colorGroup": "gray",
            "saturation": 0,
            "formattedColorName": "black"
          },
          {
            "hex": "708090",
            "hue": 210,
            "rank": 3,
            "presence": 9.2,
            "colorName": "slategray",
            "lightness": 50,
            "colorGroup": "gray",
            "saturation": 13,
            "formattedColorName": "slate gray"
          }
        ],
        "rawColors": [
          {
            "hex": "e2e5e5",
            "hue": 180,
            "rank": 1,
            "presence": 13.97,
            "lightness": 89,
            "saturation": 5
          },
          {
            "hex": "263f5c",
            "hue": 212,
            "rank": 2,
            "presence": 59.21,
            "lightness": 25,
            "saturation": 41
          },
          {
            "hex": "0f1314",
            "hue": 192,
            "rank": 3,
            "presence": 12.04,
            "lightness": 6,
            "saturation": 14
          },
          {
            "hex": "798087",
            "hue": 209,
            "rank": 4,
            "presence": 9.2,
            "lightness": 50,
            "saturation": 5
          },
          {
            "hex": "68676b",
            "hue": 255,
            "rank": 5,
            "presence": 3.93,
            "lightness": 41,
            "saturation": 1
          },
          {
            "hex": "73bddd",
            "hue": 198,
            "rank": 6,
            "presence": 0.76,
            "lightness": 65,
            "saturation": 60
          },
          {
            "hex": "4187be",
            "hue": 206,
            "rank": 7,
            "presence": 0.89,
            "lightness": 50,
            "saturation": 49
          }
        ],
        "imageLabels": [
          {
            "count": 19233,
            "score": 84.55,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Font",
            "imageLabelId": 12
          },
          {
            "count": 719,
            "score": 81.65,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Line",
            "imageLabelId": 199
          },
          {
            "count": 10019,
            "score": 81.2,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Rectangle",
            "imageLabelId": 11
          },
          {
            "count": 10233,
            "score": 78.36,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Poster",
            "imageLabelId": 21
          },
          {
            "count": 3985,
            "score": 72.56,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Electric blue",
            "imageLabelId": 49
          },
          {
            "count": 6,
            "score": 67.46,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Postage stamp",
            "imageLabelId": 1244
          },
          {
            "count": 16657,
            "score": 65.38,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Publication",
            "imageLabelId": 23
          },
          {
            "count": 10700,
            "score": 65.32,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Book cover",
            "imageLabelId": 90
          },
          {
            "count": 5558,
            "score": 62.66,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Pattern",
            "imageLabelId": 24
          },
          {
            "count": 5787,
            "score": 59.99,
            "status": "auto_verified",
            "imageLabel": "Illustration",
            "imageLabelId": 25
          }
        ],
        "imageDerivatives": [
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/large/22739/6d5ac2982f8eb5365808b7215105def391c8b525.jpg",
            "width": "531",
            "height": "800",
            "identifier": "LARGE"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/medium/22739/6d5ac2982f8eb5365808b7215105def391c8b525.jpg",
            "width": "265",
            "height": "400",
            "identifier": "MEDIUM"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/nano/22739/6d5ac2982f8eb5365808b7215105def391c8b525.jpg",
            "width": "23",
            "height": "35",
            "identifier": "NANO"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/small/22739/6d5ac2982f8eb5365808b7215105def391c8b525.jpg",
            "width": "100",
            "height": "150",
            "identifier": "SMALL"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/tiny/22739/6d5ac2982f8eb5365808b7215105def391c8b525.jpg",
            "width": "50",
            "height": "75",
            "identifier": "TINY"
          },
          {
            "url": "https://browser.mona.net.au/records/images/xlarge/22739/6d5ac2982f8eb5365808b7215105def391c8b525.jpg",
            "width": "796",
            "height": "1200",
            "identifier": "XLARGE"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "totalImages": 1
  },
  "objectSearchScore": 0.31905985,
  "opacObjectFieldSets": [
    {
      "identifier": "accession_no",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "19892"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "name",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "The physics of Star Trek / Lawrence M. Krauss ; foreword by Stephen Hawking",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "title",
              "value": "The physics of Star Trek / Lawrence M. Krauss ; foreword by Stephen Hawking"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "other_name",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "artist_last_first",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Krauss, Lawrence M."
        },
        {
          "value": "Hawking, Stephen"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "prod_pri_date",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "1995",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "earliest_date",
              "value": "1995-01-01Z"
            },
            {
              "key": "latest_date",
              "value": "1995-12-31Z"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "prod_pri_date_notes",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "edition",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "brief_desc",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "A critical examination of the physics of the Star Trek universe, pointing out what the series creators got right and wrong. --LH"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "measure_desc",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "credit_line",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "curr_loc_status",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Stored",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "curr_loc_status:\"Stored\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "ob_status",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Accessioned"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "lender",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_owner",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_type",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_start",
      "opacObjectFields": []
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_expiry",
      "opacObjectFields": []
    },
    {
      "identifier": "copyright_notes",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "object_type",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "object_type:\"Books/Document genres/Information forms/Visual and Verbal Communication\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "collection",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Main Collection/Library",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "collection:\"Main Collection/Library\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "prod_pri_place",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "New York City/New York/United States of America"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "physical_notes",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "188 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm."
        },
        {
          "value": "Includes bibliographic references and index."
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "language",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "English"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "isbn_issn",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "0465005594"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "user_sym_1",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "791.4572 KRA"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "usual_loc_being",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "4XL compactus/Library Stack/Zone 1/Ground/Moonah Offices & Storage"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_class",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": "Physics/Physical sciences/Science",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Physics/Physical sciences/Science\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Science -- Social aspects",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Science -- Social aspects\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Science fiction -- Themes, motives/Fiction/Literature/Philology",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Science fiction -- Themes, motives/Fiction/Literature/Philology\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Science fiction films/Motion pictures/Performing arts/Arts",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Science fiction films/Motion pictures/Performing arts/Arts\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Science fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Science fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Space sciences/Science",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Space sciences/Science\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Star Trek fiction/Science fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Star Trek fiction/Science fiction/Fiction/Literature/Philology\""
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "value": "Technology/Science",
          "opacObjectFieldAttributes": [
            {
              "key": "search",
              "value": "subject_class:\"Technology/Science\""
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_date",
      "opacObjectFields": []
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_event",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_period",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_object",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_person",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "subject_place",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_person",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_place",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_event",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "assoc_object",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "identifier": "user_sym_9",
      "opacObjectFields": [
        {
          "value": ""
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "relationshipsCollection": {
    "relationships": [
      {
        "relatedRecords": [
          {
            "slug": "lawrence-m-krauss",
            "title": "Lawrence M. Krauss",
            "relatedRecordId": "11601"
          },
          {
            "slug": "stephen-hawking",
            "title": "Stephen Hawking",
            "relatedRecordId": "11967"
          }
        ],
        "relationshipId": "object_prod_pri_person",
        "relatedRecordType": "person",
        "totalRelatedRecords": 2
      }
    ],
    "totalRelationships": 1
  }
}