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Space travel / by Holly Duhig.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Duhig, Holly. Science fiction to science fact ; Publisher: New York, NY : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2018Description: 32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781538213827
  • 1538213826
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
Faster than light: the fantasy -- The universe is big -- What is light? -- We must go faster -- Faster than light: the reality -- Quantum entanglement -- Let's talk about space and time -- Wormholes -- Black holes and white holes -- Warp drives -- Exotic matter -- Faster than light: the future -- Time travel -- Where would you go?
Summary: "Whether its hyperdrive in Star Wars or warp speed in Star Trek, most science-fiction lovers know that in order to travel anywhere in space in a timely manner, you've got to go faster than the speed of light. Much of that idea isn't possible, but space scientists have found many ways to speed up human space travel. Through easily understandable explanations and examples of real, cutting-edge technology, this book's main content guides readers from the fantasy of science fiction to the incredible reality of todays science fact."--Publisher's description.
List(s) this item appears in: Space Exploration
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 629.4 D871 Available 33111009180619
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Whether it's hyperdrive in Star Wars or warp speed in Star Trek, most science-fiction lovers know that in order to travel anywhere in space in a timely manner, you've got to go faster than the speed of light. Much of that idea isn't possible, but space scientists have found many ways to speed up human space travel. Through easily understandable explanations and examples of real, cutting-edge technology, this book's main content guides readers from the fantasy of science fiction to the incredible reality of today's science fact.

Includes index.

Faster than light: the fantasy -- The universe is big -- What is light? -- We must go faster -- Faster than light: the reality -- Quantum entanglement -- Let's talk about space and time -- Wormholes -- Black holes and white holes -- Warp drives -- Exotic matter -- Faster than light: the future -- Time travel -- Where would you go?

"Whether its hyperdrive in Star Wars or warp speed in Star Trek, most science-fiction lovers know that in order to travel anywhere in space in a timely manner, you've got to go faster than the speed of light. Much of that idea isn't possible, but space scientists have found many ways to speed up human space travel. Through easily understandable explanations and examples of real, cutting-edge technology, this book's main content guides readers from the fantasy of science fiction to the incredible reality of todays science fact."--Publisher's description.

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