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Chemistry and Science Fiction

Jack H. Stocker

First published 1998
Publisher American Chemical Society
Format Trade Paperback
Type Nonfiction
Pages xxii+292
Price $45.00
ISBN 0841232482

  • Amazon lists a January 1999 publication date, but copyright is 1998 with no other dates visible in amazon 'look inside' preview.
  • Contents from WorldCat and from Oxford University Press.

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Page Title Author(s) Type
A Science Fiction Primer for the Uninitiated Jack H. Stocker Essay
Appendix: Recommendations for Further Reading (Chemistry and Science Fiction) uncredited Essay
Beryllium, Thiotimoline, and Pâté de Fois Gras: Chemistry in the Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov Ben B. Chastain Essay
Chemistry in TV Science Fiction: Star Trek and Dr. Who Penny A. Chaloner Essay
Introduction (Chemistry and Science Fiction) James Gunn Essay
On the Covers of Science Fiction Magazines Jack H. Stocker Essay
Pâté de Foie Gras Isaac Asimov Short Story
Planetary Chemistry in 100 Years of Science Fiction Mark A. Nanny Essay
Science Fiction: A Classroom Resource Jack H. Stocker Essay
Science in Science Fiction: A Writer's Perspective Connie Willis Essay
Sherlock Holmes: The Eccentric Chemist James F. O'Brien Essay
Space, Time, and Education John E. Arnold Essay
Temporal Chirality: The Burgenstock Communication Michael J. S. Dewar Short Fiction
The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline Isaac Asimov Short Story
The Improbable Properties of Imipolex G: Chemistry and Materials Science in Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow Carl Trindle Essay
The Right Environment: Using Real Chemistry as a Basis for Science Fiction Harry E. Pence Essay
The Search for a Definition of Mankind: H. G. Wells and His Predecessors Ben B. Chastain Essay
Using Science Fiction to Help Teach Science: A Survey of Chemists and Physicists Clarence J. Murphy & Mary Ann Mogus & Patricia M. Crotty Essay
Where No One Has Gone Before: Chemistry in Star Trek Natalie Foster Essay