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Message 797415 - Posted: 13 Aug 2008, 21:00:51 UTC

Hi!

There's a new book out that i'm sure you'll like it:

La guerra de dos mundos
by Sergio L. Palacios
Edited by: Robin Book
Barcelona
2008
248 pages
ISBN: 84-96924-32-1

It's all about explaining different subjects in physics by discussing everyday topics in sci-fi, such as the noise of battles in space, the reality of laser swords...

Try this link to get more info if you're interested:

http://www.fisimur.org/2008/05/20/la-guerra-de-dos-mundos/

Oh! The book is only available in spanish yet!

Bye!
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Message 797418 - Posted: 13 Aug 2008, 21:05:52 UTC

Thanks for the information. I hope a lot of people will read this book.
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Message 797468 - Posted: 13 Aug 2008, 22:05:04 UTC

Hi hector....!How are you? Nice to have you here with us crunching/folding data for this interesting project.
¿Qué tal? Me alegra encontrar de vez en cuando por estos foros a compatriotas con los que dirigirme en español, aunque sean unas palabras breves.
Welcome to SETI@home...
Agur!

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Message 797518 - Posted: 14 Aug 2008, 0:11:50 UTC


. . . 'ola Hector - Good to see You around - Welcome back to the Boards Sir!

ps - Thanks for the Link: 'ere's a quote . . .



In the war of two worlds, his first book of disclosure, the author conducts a review of a wide range

of scientific topics and physical concepts that might well constitute a course of traditional physics
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El material se organiza bajo la forma de breves artículos de carácter monográfico e independientes entre sí,

de manera que el lector puede leer el texto siguiendo el orden que prefiera.

The material is organized in the form of short articles and a monograph independent of each other,

so that the reader can read the text in the order you prefer
.

En ellos se puede descubrir entre líneas un enfrentamiento constante, una guerra permanente entre dos mundos:

el real, donde imperan las leyes de la física y el imaginario y maravilloso mundo de la ciencia ficción.

They can discover a clash between the lines constant, a permanent war between two worlds:

the real, where the prevailing laws of physics and imagination and wonderful world of science fiction





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Message 797912 - Posted: 14 Aug 2008, 18:43:36 UTC
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There's also one in English called something like The Science of Star Trek cant remember who by though.
Old enough to know better(but)still young enough not to care
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Message 814638 - Posted: 4 Oct 2008, 5:26:17 UTC - in response to Message 797912.  

The book is:
The Physics of Star Trek; by Lawrence M. Krauss with a foreward by Stephen Hawking. The ISBN is: ISBN13:978-0-465-00204-7.
You might also enjoy Brian Clegg's "The God Effect". Both are available from the Scientific American Book club.
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Message 814806 - Posted: 4 Oct 2008, 19:31:12 UTC

He oído de otro libro u otra película que se llama "La guerra de los mundos", pero ése tiene que ser diferente.

I have heard of another book or movie called "War of the Worlds" but that must be different.
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Message 814837 - Posted: 4 Oct 2008, 20:40:05 UTC - in response to Message 814806.  

He oído de otro libro u otra película que se llama "La guerra de los mundos", pero ése tiene que ser diferente.

I have heard of another book or movie called "War of the Worlds" but that must be different.

Nice efford by writing some text into Spanish....
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