Wizards, aliens, and starships : physics and math in fantasy and science fiction / Charles L. Adler.

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Published:	Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2014]
Main Author:	Adler, Charles L.
Subjects:	Fantasy literature > History and criticism. Science fiction > History and criticism. Physics in literature. Mathematics in literature. Physics > Miscellanea. Mathematics > Miscellanea.
Format:	Book

$Wizards, aliens, and starships : physics and math in fantasy and science fiction /$

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