It's time for a shout-out for a fascinating fiction-vs.-fact event. On Thursday, Aug. 5th, The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences presented "Out of this World: the Science of Space Movies", hosted by teacher Adam Weiner, author of Don't Try This at Home! The Physics of Hollywood Movies. From Star Trek to Apollo 13 to Superman and beyond, Weiner explored the 'real' physics in several popular movies. Special guests included NASA astronaut Dr. Jeffrey A. Hoffman and visual effects wizard Richard Edlund (Star Wars).
On Friday, August 6th, Adam continued his exploration of outer space reality with a screening of Fritz Lang's 1929 film, Woman in the Moon, considered to be one of the most influential sci-fi films of its time.
Film2Fact applauds these exciting events, having explored the reality of sci-fi ideas depicted in Avatar Transformers, Iron Man, and Star Trek.
Further reading:
Don't Try This at Home! The Physics of Hollywood Movies by Adam Weiner
The Science of Science Fiction: 83 Predictions That Became Scientific Reality by Robert Bly
The Physics of Star Trek by Lawrence M. Krauss
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