Computers Of Star Trek
Published on 28. May 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-465-01299-2 (ISBN)
Description
The depiction of computers on the various "Star Trek" series has ranged from lame to breathtakingly imaginative. This book covers the gamut, and makes lucid and entertaining comparison of these fictional computers with those that now exist or are likely to inhabit our future. Throughout its history, "Star Trek" has been an accurate reflection of contemporary ideas about computers and their role in our lives. Affectionately but without illusions, The Computers of Star Trek shows how those ideas compare with what we now know we can and will do with computers.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
242 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-465-01299-2 (9780465012992)
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Other editions
Additional editions
Lois H. Gresh | Robert A. Weinberg
Computers Of Star Trek
E-Book
01/2008
Basic Books
€7.99
Available for download
Persons
As a computer specialist, Lois H. Gresh designs tests for security loopholes, as well as designing and coding corporate websites and systems. As a fiction writer, Gresh is the author of dozens of suspense and science fiction stories. She lives in Rochester, New York.Robert Weinberg's fiction writing has been nominated for the Hugo, World Fantasy, and Balrog awards, and he is a two-time winner of the World Fantasy Award. He lives in Chicago.