A link between physics and science fiction, that's what makes this book very interesting because writing a physics expert who is also fond of science fiction. He explains his knowledge by comparing the different stories and science fiction movies, the likely technology in the near future, far, or so few "inventions" impossible, even millions of years. Contents: Force Fields Invisibility Laser swords and black stars Teleportation Robots Aliens and UFOs Spaceships Antimatter and antiuniverse Faster than light Time travel Parallel universes Perpetual motion
As you will understand I strongly advise this book I will go and buy the other in French book of the same author: Visions: How Science will revolutionize the twenty-first century