Skip to content

Viveksoni.net

PDF EPUB Library of e-Books

  • Home
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Cookie Privacy Policy
  • DMCA
  • Terms of Use
  • Toggle search form

Fire, Ice, and Physics

Fire, Ice, and Physics
Author : Rebecca C. Thompson
Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 296
Release : 2020-11-10
ISBN 10 : 9780262539616
ISBN 13 : 0262539616
Language : EN, FR, DE, ES & NL
GET BOOK

Fire, Ice, and Physics Book Description:

Exploring the science in George R. R. Martin's fantastical world, from the physics of an ice wall to the genetics of the Targaryens and Lannisters. Game of Thrones is a fantasy that features a lot of made-up science—fabricated climatology (when is winter coming?), astronomy, metallurgy, chemistry, and biology. Most fans of George R. R. Martin's fantastical world accept it all as part of the magic. A trained scientist, watching the fake science in Game of Thrones, might think, “But how would it work?” In Fire, Ice, and Physics, Rebecca Thompson turns a scientist's eye on Game of Thrones, exploring, among other things, the science of an ice wall, the genetics of the Targaryen and Lannister families, and the biology of beheading. Thompson, a PhD in physics and an enthusiastic Game of Thrones fan, uses the fantasy science of the show as a gateway to some interesting real science, introducing GOT fandom to a new dimension of appreciation. Thompson starts at the beginning, with winter, explaining seasons and the very elliptical orbit of the Earth that might cause winter to come (or not come). She tells us that ice can behave like ketchup, compares regular steel to Valyrian steel, explains that dragons are “bats, but with fire,” and considers Targaryen inbreeding. Finally she offers scientific explanations of the various types of fatal justice meted out, including beheading, hanging, poisoning (reporting that the effects of “the Strangler,” administered to Joffrey at the Purple Wedding, resemble the effects of strychnine), skull crushing, and burning at the stake. Even the most faithful Game of Thrones fans will learn new and interesting things about the show from Thompson's entertaining and engaging account. Fire, Ice, and Physics is an essential companion for all future bingeing.

Related Books:

Fire, Ice, and Physics
Language: en
Pages: 296

Fire, Ice, and Physics

Authors: Rebecca C. Thompson
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-11-10 - Publisher: MIT Press

Exploring the science in George R. R. Martin's fantastical world, from the physics of an ice wall to the genetics of the Targaryens and Lannisters. Game of Thro
Einstein’s Fridge: The Science of Fire, Ice and the Universe
Language: en
Pages: 320

Einstein’s Fridge: The Science of Fire, Ice and the Universe

Authors: Paul Sen
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2021-04-01 - Publisher: HarperCollins UK

‘Hugely readable and entertaining’ JIM AL-KHALILI ‘An accessible and crystal-clear portrait of this discipline’s breadth, largely told through its histo
Fire, Ice and Paradise
Language: en
Pages: 115

Fire, Ice and Paradise

Authors: H. Leighton Steward
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008 - Publisher: AuthorHouse

Through Ice & Fire
Language: en
Pages: 300

Through Ice & Fire

Authors: Sarah Laverick
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2019-08-27 - Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Aus.

The wild and desolate expanses of Antarctica have been the setting for many famous exploits and misadventures: a place where every decision has life-or-death co
Earth Under Fire
Language: en
Pages: 448

Earth Under Fire

Authors: Paul A. LaViolette
Categories: Body, Mind & Spirit
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-10-25 - Publisher: Inner Traditions / Bear & Co

In Earth Under Fire, Paul LaViolette investigates the connection between ancient world catastrophe myths and modern scientific evidence of a galactic destructio
Ice Physics and the Natural Environment
Language: en
Pages: 355

Ice Physics and the Natural Environment

Authors: John S. Wettlaufer
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-06-29 - Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

The Advanced Study Institute Ice Physics in the Natural and Endangered Environ ment was held at Acquafredda di Maratea, Italy, from September 7 to 19, 1997. The
Journal of Early Modern Studies: Volume 5, Issue 1 (Spring 2016)
Language: en
Pages: 210

Journal of Early Modern Studies: Volume 5, Issue 1 (Spring 2016)

Authors: Vlad Alexandrescu
Categories:
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-06-01 - Publisher: Zeta Books

The Journal of Early Modern Studies is an interdisciplinary, peer-reviewed journal of intellectual history, dedicated to the exploration of the interactions bet
Verbal Encounters
Language: en
Pages: 298

Verbal Encounters

Authors: Roberta Frank
Categories: Literary Criticism
Type: BOOK - Published: 2005-01-01 - Publisher: University of Toronto Press

Due to conquests and colonialism through the centuries, it is not unusual for languages and cultures to be influenced by other, foreign languages and cultures.
Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Microphysics of Clouds
Language: en
Pages: 800

Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Microphysics of Clouds

Authors: Vitaly I. Khvorostyanov
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-08-25 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

This book advances understanding of cloud microphysics and provides a unified theoretical foundation for modeling cloud processes, for researchers and advanced
Ecological Climatology
Language: en
Pages: 754

Ecological Climatology

Authors: Gordon Bonan
Categories: Nature
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-12 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The thoroughly updated new edition of Gordon Bonan's comprehensive textbook on terrestrial ecosystems and climate change, for advanced students and researchers.

Full Books

  • Guided Reading Planning
  • Controversial Essays
  • All the Laws but One
  • Memory of Fire
  • Music Therapy in Context
  • Voyage in Destiny – Part Five: Part 5
  • Robbins and Cotran Atlas of Pathology
  • The Falling Sickness
  • Business Intelligence and Performance Management
  • Screwattack’s Death Battles
  • What was that fuckin’ password again?
  • Understanding Heritage and Memory
  • Autobiography of Malcolm X
  • Sentencing Canudos
  • U.S. Army Retired Soldiers Handbook
  • Tiny Universal Waite Tarot Deck
  • U.S. Farms & Conservation Programs
  • Ce N’Est Pas Du Folklore
  • Student Support and Benefits Handbook 2015/16
  • Citizens, Experts, and the Environment

Copyright © 2022 Viveksoni.net.

Powered by PressBook Media WordPress theme