Author: Mark Joseph Young
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781989940297
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Can you really change the past? And if so, is it dangerous to do so? Should you be worried about the so-called Grandfather Paradox? What about the Butterfly Effect? What do time travellers really need to know? All these questions and more are answered, with examples from popular movies. "M.J." is an avid writer and gamer, co-creator of Multiverser: The Game, and well known for his web site Temporal Anomalies in Popular Time Travel Movies; some of his writings have been translated into French and German. He can be found on Facebook and other social media platforms, and through MJYoung.net, the Christian Gamers Guild, and Patreon. If you've ever watched a time travel film and thought to yourself, "Hey, that's not how it would work!" then this book is for you. While most time travel stories will simply have a character say a few lines of technobabble to handwave away plot holes or logical gaps, in The Essential Guide to Time Travel, Mark Joseph Young explains the leading time travel theories in a logical concise way, then picks apart some of our most loved and cherished time travel films to show how they either make sense or don't (hint, they usually don't). But he doesn't stop there. Young uses the replacement theory to rationalize what had to have happened across multiple unseen timelines in order for what we see on screen to have happened. His analyses also plausibly solve paradoxes that the stories themselves create, thereby saving the universe! The knowledge contained in this book will make you enjoy the time travel genre in new, mind-blowing ways. You'll never just "watch" another time travel movie ever again.
The Essential Guide To Time Travel
Author: Mark Joseph Young
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781989940297
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Can you really change the past? And if so, is it dangerous to do so? Should you be worried about the so-called Grandfather Paradox? What about the Butterfly Effect? What do time travellers really need to know? All these questions and more are answered, with examples from popular movies. "M.J." is an avid writer and gamer, co-creator of Multiverser: The Game, and well known for his web site Temporal Anomalies in Popular Time Travel Movies; some of his writings have been translated into French and German. He can be found on Facebook and other social media platforms, and through MJYoung.net, the Christian Gamers Guild, and Patreon. If you've ever watched a time travel film and thought to yourself, "Hey, that's not how it would work!" then this book is for you. While most time travel stories will simply have a character say a few lines of technobabble to handwave away plot holes or logical gaps, in The Essential Guide to Time Travel, Mark Joseph Young explains the leading time travel theories in a logical concise way, then picks apart some of our most loved and cherished time travel films to show how they either make sense or don't (hint, they usually don't). But he doesn't stop there. Young uses the replacement theory to rationalize what had to have happened across multiple unseen timelines in order for what we see on screen to have happened. His analyses also plausibly solve paradoxes that the stories themselves create, thereby saving the universe! The knowledge contained in this book will make you enjoy the time travel genre in new, mind-blowing ways. You'll never just "watch" another time travel movie ever again.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781989940297
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
Can you really change the past? And if so, is it dangerous to do so? Should you be worried about the so-called Grandfather Paradox? What about the Butterfly Effect? What do time travellers really need to know? All these questions and more are answered, with examples from popular movies. "M.J." is an avid writer and gamer, co-creator of Multiverser: The Game, and well known for his web site Temporal Anomalies in Popular Time Travel Movies; some of his writings have been translated into French and German. He can be found on Facebook and other social media platforms, and through MJYoung.net, the Christian Gamers Guild, and Patreon. If you've ever watched a time travel film and thought to yourself, "Hey, that's not how it would work!" then this book is for you. While most time travel stories will simply have a character say a few lines of technobabble to handwave away plot holes or logical gaps, in The Essential Guide to Time Travel, Mark Joseph Young explains the leading time travel theories in a logical concise way, then picks apart some of our most loved and cherished time travel films to show how they either make sense or don't (hint, they usually don't). But he doesn't stop there. Young uses the replacement theory to rationalize what had to have happened across multiple unseen timelines in order for what we see on screen to have happened. His analyses also plausibly solve paradoxes that the stories themselves create, thereby saving the universe! The knowledge contained in this book will make you enjoy the time travel genre in new, mind-blowing ways. You'll never just "watch" another time travel movie ever again.
So You Created a Wormhole
Author: Phil Hornshaw
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101561564
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Welcome, intrepid temporal explorers, to the world's first and only field manual/survival guide to time travel!DON'T LEAVE THIS TIME PERIOD WITHOUT IT! Humans from H. G. Wells to Albert Einstein to Bill & Ted have been fascinated by time travel-some say drawn to it like moths to a flame. But in order to travel safely and effectively, newbie travelers need to know the dos and don'ts. Think of this handy little book as the only thing standing between you and an unimaginably horrible death-or being trapped forever in another time or alternate reality. You get: Essential time travel knowledge: Choosing the right time machine, from DeLoreans to hot tubs to phone booths-and beyond What to say-and what NOT to say-to your doppelganger Understanding black holes and Stephen Hawking's term "spaghettification" (no, it's not a method of food preperation; yes, it is a horrifically painful way to meet your end) The connection between Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, traversing wormholes and the 88 mph speed requirement The possible consequences of creating a time paradox-including, but not limited to, the implosion of the universe Survival tips for nearly any sticky time travel situation: How to befriend a dinosaur and subsequently fight other dinosaurs with that dinosaur Instructions to build your very own Rube Goldberg Time Machine Crusading-for fun and profit Tips on battling cowboys, pirates, ninjas, samurai, Nazis, Vikings, robots and space marines How to operate a microwave oven Enjoying the servitude of robots and tips for living underground when they inevitably rise up against us
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101561564
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
Welcome, intrepid temporal explorers, to the world's first and only field manual/survival guide to time travel!DON'T LEAVE THIS TIME PERIOD WITHOUT IT! Humans from H. G. Wells to Albert Einstein to Bill & Ted have been fascinated by time travel-some say drawn to it like moths to a flame. But in order to travel safely and effectively, newbie travelers need to know the dos and don'ts. Think of this handy little book as the only thing standing between you and an unimaginably horrible death-or being trapped forever in another time or alternate reality. You get: Essential time travel knowledge: Choosing the right time machine, from DeLoreans to hot tubs to phone booths-and beyond What to say-and what NOT to say-to your doppelganger Understanding black holes and Stephen Hawking's term "spaghettification" (no, it's not a method of food preperation; yes, it is a horrifically painful way to meet your end) The connection between Einstein's General Theory of Relativity, traversing wormholes and the 88 mph speed requirement The possible consequences of creating a time paradox-including, but not limited to, the implosion of the universe Survival tips for nearly any sticky time travel situation: How to befriend a dinosaur and subsequently fight other dinosaurs with that dinosaur Instructions to build your very own Rube Goldberg Time Machine Crusading-for fun and profit Tips on battling cowboys, pirates, ninjas, samurai, Nazis, Vikings, robots and space marines How to operate a microwave oven Enjoying the servitude of robots and tips for living underground when they inevitably rise up against us
Time Travel
Author: Paul J. Nahin
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421401207
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
From H.G. Wells to Isaac Asimov to Ursula K. Le Guin, time travel has long been a favorite topic and plot device in tales of science fiction and fantasy. But as any true SF fan knows, astounding stories about traversing alternate universes and swimming the tides of time demand plausible science. That’s just what Paul J. Nahin’s guide provides. An engineer, physicist, and published science fiction writer, Nahin is uniquely qualified to explain the ins and outs of how to spin such complex theories as worm holes, singularity, and relativity into scientifically sound fiction. First published in 1997, this fast-paced book discusses the common and not-so-common time-travel devices science fiction writers have used over the years, assesses which would theoretically work and which would not, and provides scientific insight inventive authors can use to find their own way forward or backward in time. From hyperspace and faster-than-light travel to causal loops and the uncertainty principle and beyond, Nahin’s equation-free romp across time will help writers send their characters to the past or future in an entertaining, logical, and scientific way. If you ever wanted to set up the latest and greatest grandfather paradox—or just wanted to know if the time-bending events in the latest pulp you read could ever happen—then this book is for you.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421401207
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 222
Book Description
From H.G. Wells to Isaac Asimov to Ursula K. Le Guin, time travel has long been a favorite topic and plot device in tales of science fiction and fantasy. But as any true SF fan knows, astounding stories about traversing alternate universes and swimming the tides of time demand plausible science. That’s just what Paul J. Nahin’s guide provides. An engineer, physicist, and published science fiction writer, Nahin is uniquely qualified to explain the ins and outs of how to spin such complex theories as worm holes, singularity, and relativity into scientifically sound fiction. First published in 1997, this fast-paced book discusses the common and not-so-common time-travel devices science fiction writers have used over the years, assesses which would theoretically work and which would not, and provides scientific insight inventive authors can use to find their own way forward or backward in time. From hyperspace and faster-than-light travel to causal loops and the uncertainty principle and beyond, Nahin’s equation-free romp across time will help writers send their characters to the past or future in an entertaining, logical, and scientific way. If you ever wanted to set up the latest and greatest grandfather paradox—or just wanted to know if the time-bending events in the latest pulp you read could ever happen—then this book is for you.
Time Travel and Warp Drives
Author: Allen Everett
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226224988
Category : Space and time
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Presents the current understanding of the nature of time and space, and an approachable explanation of Einstein's theory of special relativity; then goes on to connect these to possible time travel along with the accompanying paradoxes involved.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226224988
Category : Space and time
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Presents the current understanding of the nature of time and space, and an approachable explanation of Einstein's theory of special relativity; then goes on to connect these to possible time travel along with the accompanying paradoxes involved.
A Guide to Time Travel
Author: Tony Burnett
Publisher: Pacific Learning Inc
ISBN: 1604578807
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
Teresa's grandfather tells her that time travel is possible. Can he be serious? How can it be true?
Publisher: Pacific Learning Inc
ISBN: 1604578807
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
Teresa's grandfather tells her that time travel is possible. Can he be serious? How can it be true?
Jewish Time-travel
Author: Mae E. Sander
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
"Beginning in Israel, Mae E. Sander explores the interaction of ancient Jews and Romans in locations such as Jerusalem, Masada, and the Galilee. Through studying their monuments, technology, and wars, the author explains why the Jews nearly disappeared from their original land by dispersing throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.".
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 582
Book Description
"Beginning in Israel, Mae E. Sander explores the interaction of ancient Jews and Romans in locations such as Jerusalem, Masada, and the Galilee. Through studying their monuments, technology, and wars, the author explains why the Jews nearly disappeared from their original land by dispersing throughout Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.".
London
Author: Matthew Green
Publisher: Michael Joseph
ISBN: 9780718179762
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Step back in time and discover the sights, sounds and smells of London through the ages in this enthralling journey into the capital's rich, teeming and occasionally hazardous past. [The author is] your guide to six extraordinary periods in London's history -- the age of Shakespeare, medieval city life, the plague, coffee houses, the reign of Victoria and the post-Blitz recovery." --Book flap.
Publisher: Michael Joseph
ISBN: 9780718179762
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
"Step back in time and discover the sights, sounds and smells of London through the ages in this enthralling journey into the capital's rich, teeming and occasionally hazardous past. [The author is] your guide to six extraordinary periods in London's history -- the age of Shakespeare, medieval city life, the plague, coffee houses, the reign of Victoria and the post-Blitz recovery." --Book flap.
Pack It Up
Author: Anne McAlpin
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780962726309
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
From seasoned traveler & packing expert Anne McAlpin comes this expanded 3rd edition of the best-selling book Pack It Up full of invaluable travel tips. Whether you're a first time or experienced traveler, you'll learn tips to make your next trip easier, including: Airport security, Cruise Ship Travel, Car Trips, Women Traveling Solo, Family Travel and it includes the Ultimate Traveler's Checklist.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780962726309
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
From seasoned traveler & packing expert Anne McAlpin comes this expanded 3rd edition of the best-selling book Pack It Up full of invaluable travel tips. Whether you're a first time or experienced traveler, you'll learn tips to make your next trip easier, including: Airport security, Cruise Ship Travel, Car Trips, Women Traveling Solo, Family Travel and it includes the Ultimate Traveler's Checklist.
Travels in Time
Author: COLIN M. BARRON
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995589773
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
An exciting and informative guide to the history of time travel cinema, drawing from the earliest days of the genre right through to the latest releases. "Travels in Time" considers all of the various elements which have helped to make time travel movies among the most memorable features in all of science fiction.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780995589773
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
An exciting and informative guide to the history of time travel cinema, drawing from the earliest days of the genre right through to the latest releases. "Travels in Time" considers all of the various elements which have helped to make time travel movies among the most memorable features in all of science fiction.
A Witch's Guide to Time Travel
Author: Aubrey Harper
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781979073509
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Rory Wiltz was having a nice day until a dead body showed up in her house: the only problem is that the dead man is still very much alive. Rory is determined to solve his murder and ends up casting a time travel spell with the help of her boyfriend, Hunter, and his sister, Jess. But not everything works out as they anticipated. Rory ends up going back in time but to a much different reality than her own. Enemies could be friends, and friends could be enemies. But Rory is determined to stop the dead man from dying, even if it means going up against one of the most dangerous witches she has ever come across. But will she succeed? Or has she finally met her match?
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781979073509
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Rory Wiltz was having a nice day until a dead body showed up in her house: the only problem is that the dead man is still very much alive. Rory is determined to solve his murder and ends up casting a time travel spell with the help of her boyfriend, Hunter, and his sister, Jess. But not everything works out as they anticipated. Rory ends up going back in time but to a much different reality than her own. Enemies could be friends, and friends could be enemies. But Rory is determined to stop the dead man from dying, even if it means going up against one of the most dangerous witches she has ever come across. But will she succeed? Or has she finally met her match?