Book description
The official guide to the science behind the Battlestar
Galactica universe
Battlestar Galactica (BSG) has been called the best show
on television, and as real as science fiction gets. It has dealt with
issues of religious freedom, patriotism, terrorism, genetic
engineering, and the ultimate science fiction question: what does it
mean to be human? While the re-imagined BSG may not be packed
with cool techie tools (the bad guys don't even have laser guns for
frak's sake!), this book shows that the science in the series has a
lot to say about the use of science and technology in our lives today.
What are the principles behind artificial gravity and sublight
propulsion? Are Cylons men or machines? How are humanoid Cylons able
to interface with computers? By tackling these and other intriguing
questions, The Science of Battlestar Galactica takes us
billions of miles away from Earth so that we can turn around and see
ourselves from a different perspective.
- Tackles fans' most pressing BSG questions, from how an
FTL drive might work to how the 12 colonies of Kobol could
co-exist to the principles behind Gaius Baltar's Cylon-detector
- Features behind-the-scenes anecdotes, quotes from the BSG
Series Bible, and over 60 photos
- Includes a foreword by BSG co-executive producer, Jane
Espenson, and an afterword by actor, Richard Hatch, who played Tom
Zarek in the reimagined series and Captain Apollo in the classic series
- Co-written by BSG's scientific advisor and a Wired
contributing editor
Packed with must-know details and scientific background, this
thought-provoking book will help you see Battlestar Galactica
as never before.
PATRICK DI JUSTO is a contributing editor for Wired and has written
for Popular Science, Scientific American, New York Magazine, and the
New York Times Circuits. KEVIN R. GRAZIER is the scientific advisor to
Battlestar Galactica. He currently works at NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory on the Cassini/Huygens Mission to Saturn; teaches
astronomy, planetary science, and cosmology at UCLA and Santa Monica College.
