Science in Popular Culture

A. Bowdoin Van Riper9780313318221, 0313318220

Spaceships travel through time at lightspeed, piloted by human clones and talking animals. Serious injuries are healed with the wave of a medical gizmo. The media make it all look so real. Can scientists hope to one day accomplish these feats? This book is a fun look at what can, and can’t, be achieved with current technology.