Death Rays Jet Packs Stunts And Supercars : The Fantastic Physics Of Films Most Celebrated Secret Agent
PARKER Barry R
- Hardback
- Edition: 1/2005
NZ$69.00
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James Bond would have died a thousand deaths if not for Q, the genius behind the pen grenades and weaponized sports cars that have helped Britain's most famous secret agent cheat death in twenty films. Here Barry Parker demonstrates how science and technology have been as important to 007 as good looks, shaken martinis, and beautiful women. Using entertaining sketches and nontechnical language, Parker explains the basic physics behind the gadgets, cars, and stunts in a number of Bond films, from the jet packs in Thunderball to the dynamics of daredevil bungee jumping in GoldenEye. If you've ever wondered whether the laser could have actually cut Bond in half (Goldfinger), if a wristwa ...
Publication date: 2005-10-01
Number of pages: 248
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Subjects:
Non-fiction, Art/design/film, Film, TV & Radio, Films, Cinema, Education / Language / ESOL, Literature & Literary Studies, Literary Studies: Fiction, Novelists & Prose Writers, Lifestyle, Sport And Leisure, Popular Science, Science: General Issues, Science And Technology, Engineering, Technology: General Issues, Published in the USA
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