num_pages: 272
description: Fringe has always been more than the sum of its partsbut its parts too are worth a closer look. The show combines a surfeit of mad science some old-school sci-fi flair and a dash of strawberry-milkshake whimsy to create the challenging fascinating Pattern that keeps us coming back season after season and universe after universe.Now in Fringe Science cutting-edge scientists science writers and science fiction authors and historians provide a smart savvy and accessible look at the world(s) of Fringe.MIT physics professor Max Tegmark illuminates the real-life possibilities of parallel universesStephen Cass founding editor of Discover's Science Not Fiction blog and a Senior Editor with Technology Review unravels Fringe's use of time travelAward-winning science fiction historian Amy H. Sturgis walks us through the show's literary and television ancestors from the 1800s onTelevision Without Pity staff writer Jacob Clifton looks at the role of the scientist and scientific redemption through the ever-shifting role of Massive DynamicGarth Sundem bestselling author of Brain Candy explores the mysterious way that memory works from why Walter forgets to how Olivia remembers And more from lab cow Gene's scientific rsum to why the Observers should be wearing white lab coats
language: English
title: Fringe Science: Parallel Universes, White Tulips, and Mad Scientists
publisher: BenBella Books