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$aQ162$b.T42945 2019 |
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$aThompson, Rebecca C.$eauthor. |
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$aFire, ice, and physics :$bthe science of Game of thrones /$cRebecca C. Thompson ; foreword by Sean Carroll. |
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$aCambridge, Massachusetts :$bThe MIT Press,$c[2019] |
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$axxii, 274 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm |
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$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. |
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$tForeword /$rby Sean Carroll --$tIntroduction --$tWinter is coming--or is it? Seasons in Westeros --$tAnd now my watch begins : the science of an ice wall --$tNorth of the wall : how to survive in the cold --$tWhite walkers, zombies, parasites, and statistics --$tRegular steel, made in Pittsburgh --$tValyrian steel, made in Damascus --$tDragon biology : bats, but with fire --$tHow to kill a white walker : the physics of dragonglass --$tHarrenhall : can fire melt stone? take down a wall? --$tThe battle of the Blackwater : the science of wildfire --$tHouses Targaryen and Lannister : the genetics of a family tree with few branches --$tWe do not sow : the science of the sea --$tThe king's justice : the biology of a gruesome death --$tEpilogue. |
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$aGame 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. |
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$aGame of thrones (Television program) |
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$aMartin, George R. R.$tSong of ice and fire. |
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$aCarroll, Sean M.,$d1966-$ewriter of foreword. |
