Overview
- Enjoyable romp through the possible and impossible technologies and stunts in the James Bond movies
- Bond fans will enjoy the references to famous Bond scenes while learning interesting physics
- Includes calculations for know-it-alls
- Authors are experienced scientists and science communicators
Part of the book series: Science and Fiction (SCIFICT)
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About this book
How do James Bond’s X-ray glasses work, the ones he uses to see whether the lady at the roulette table has a pistol concealed in her underwear? Is it really possible to launch oneself into the air and catch up with a plane that is free-falling towards the earth? Or to shoot down a helicopter with a pistol? In this lively and informative book, Germany's boldest physics professor Metin Tolan analyses the stunts and gadgets of the 007 films and even answers the question of all questions: Why does Bond drink his vodka martini shaken, not stirred?
"So much entertaining science is a rare thing." Spiegel Online
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Metin Tolan, born in 1965, is Professor of Experimental Physics at the Technical University of Dortmund. In 2013 he received the Communicator award of the German Science Foundation (DFG) and the Stifterverband and in 2017 the Robert-Wichard-Pohl-Prize of the German Physical Society. He has also published popular books about the science behind football, Star Trek, and the sinking of the Titanic.
Joachim Stolze, born in 1953, is Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Technical University of Dortmund.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Shaken, Not Stirred!
Book Subtitle: James Bond in the Spotlight of Physics
Authors: Metin Tolan, Joachim Stolze
Series Title: Science and Fiction
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40109-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-40108-5Published: 09 September 2020
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-40109-2Published: 08 September 2020
Series ISSN: 2197-1188
Series E-ISSN: 2197-1196
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VII, 199
Number of Illustrations: 63 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Popular Science in Physics, Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, Film History, Electrical Engineering