The Science of Doctor Who es un libro divertido, incluso si has visto poco de la serie. Capítulo tras capítulo Parsons nos va descubriendo posibles explicaciones para lo que vemos en los episodios. Como hacer que la Tardis tenga un interior más grande que el exterior, como viajar por el tiempo, como usar un agujero de gusano como fuente de energía…
Muchas de las explicaciones físicas que da el autor ya las conocía, pero el libro también te vale de referencia para pensar en que otros capítulos ver de todos los probablemente no has visto todavía. Precisamente ahora he comenzado a ver la saga The Trial of a Time Lord que demuestra lo poco bien que se llevaba el Doctor con sus compañeros de especie…
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Have you ever wondered if a sonic scrwdriver could really work? How Cybermen make little Cyberment? Or where the toilets are on the Tardis?
Doctor Who arrived on TV screens in 1963. Since then, across light-years and thorugh millennia, the journeys of the Time Lord have shown us alien worlds, strange life-forms, futuristic technology and mind-bending cosmic phenomena. Viewers cowered terrified of Daleks, were amazed with the wonders of time travel, and sped through black holes into other universes and new dimensions.
The breadth and imagination of Doctor’s adventures have made the show one of science fiction’s truly monumental sucess stories. BBC Focus editor Paul Parsons explains the scientific reality behind the fiction.
‘Who fans old and new will delight in this treasure trove of ideas presented by a writer who is clearly a fan as well as being a scientis.’ John Gribbin
‘I enjoyed [this book] imensely. It is as instructive as it is entertaining. I suggest that you buy a copy.’ Sir Patrick Moore, Times Higher Education Supplement.