Smokin' Rockets: The Romance of Technology in American Film, Radio and Television, 1945-1962
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (569 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 078641233X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 268 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Lucanio is a college professor.Coville is a reference librarian.
Other topics are the conflict between the free world and the Communist world in the context of science fiction plot lines, the dangers of science as shown in films, the flying saucer phenomenon and the treatment of such stories in the media, the changing and more positive depictions of scientists, the shift in the balance of world power due to the successful launching of Sputnik I by the Russians in 1957, the end of the world theme in science fiction, and the American journey into space.. The radio work of Arch Oboler and the significance of his Rocket from Manhattan - airing only a month after the first atomic bomb was dropped and asking serious questions about the use of atomic energy - are for instance examined. This work examines science and science fiction in American culture from the end of World War II to 1962
"Links social/political changes to trends in science fiction" according to Midwest Book Review. How have science and technology been celebrated in American film, radio and TV from 19Links social/political changes to trends in science fiction Midwest Book Review How have science and technology been celebrated in American film, radio and TV from 1945-1962? Smokin' Rockets examines science and science fiction worlds in American culture from a scholarly standpoint; up to the Cuban missile crisis. Shifts in themes and presentation are studied in chapters that link social and political changes to trends in science fiction.. 5-1962? Smokin' Rockets examines science and science fiction worlds in American culture from a scholarly standpoint; up to the Cuban missile crisis. Shifts in themes and presentation are studied in chapters that link social and political changes to trends in science fiction.
Lucanio is a college professor.Coville is a reference librarian.