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What's Science Ever Done For Us: What the Simpsons Can Teach Us About Physics, Robots, Life, and the Universe Paperback - 2007

by Halpern PhD, Paul

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  • Title What's Science Ever Done For Us: What the Simpsons Can Teach Us About Physics, Robots, Life, and the Universe
  • Author Halpern PhD, Paul
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Mti
  • Condition UsedGood
  • Pages 272
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Trade Paper Press, Hoboken, New Jersey
  • Date 2007-07-01
  • Features Annotated, Bibliography, Index, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 2Y6OIV005OWN_ns
  • ISBN 9780470114605 / 0470114606
  • Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.8 in (23.37 x 15.49 x 2.03 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Science, Technology
  • Dewey Decimal Code 500

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From the publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index.

From the rear cover

Is the universe shaped like a donut?

Homer proposed such a theory.

Do three-eyed fish swim near nuclear power plants?

Bart managed to catch one.

Are perpetual-motion machines suitable for school projects?

Lisa constructed a working model.

The Simpsons, the world's most popular and longest-running animated series, is a treasure-trove of scientific ideas and a clever mixture of fact and fancy. Now there's a guide to the science behind the show. In What's Science Ever Done for Us? you'll find answers to an amazing array of scientific questions raised in 26 classic episodes, including:

  • Can genetics explain Homer's dimwittedness and Lisa's brains?
  • Are shrink-rays and teleportation devices possible along the lines of Professor Frink's inventions?
  • Could androids, like the one that replaced Bart in one episode, ever have consciousness?
  • Do toilets in North America and Australia flush in opposite directions?
  • If Earth were in peril, should we try to escape on a rocket, like Marge, Lisa, and Maggie did, and attempt to colonize Mars?
  • Could we travel back in time, like Homer did, change the past, and find ourselves in a parallel reality?

Whether you're a Simpsons fan, a science buff, or both, get ready to laugh and learn as Homer, Bart, Marge, Lisa, and the entire town of Springfield prove that science isn't just fun--it's hilarious!

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Citations

  • Booklist, 07/01/2007, Page 16

About the author

Paul Halpern, PHD, is professor of physics and mathematics at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and a 2002 recipient of a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. He is the author of The Great Beyond, also from Wiley.

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