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Shaken, Not Stirred! [electronic resource] : James Bond in the Spotlight of Physics / by Metin Tolan, Joachim Stolze.

By: Tolan, Metin [author.]Contributor(s): Stolze, Joachim [author.] | SpringerLink (Online service)Material type: Text

TextSeries: Science and FictionPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020Edition: 1st ed. 2020Description: VII, 199 p. 66 illus., 3 illus. in color. online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783030401092Subject(s): Physics | Mechanics | Mechanics, Applied | Motion pictures-History | Electrical engineering | Popular Science in Physics | Theoretical and Applied Mechanics | Film History | Electrical EngineeringAdditional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification: 530 LOC classification: QC1-999Online resources: Click here to access online

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A quantum of physics -- The Daniel Craig Bond movies -- Myths and facts from Goldfinger -- The physics in Moonraker -- Unbelievable chases -- Gimmicks & gadgets -- "Shaken, not stirred!" -- How this Book Came About.

In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: How do James Bond's X-ray glasses work, the ones he uses to see whether the lady at the roulette table has a pistol concealed in her underwear? Is it really possible to launch oneself into the air and catch up with a plane that is free-falling towards the earth? Or to shoot down a helicopter with a pistol? In this lively and informative book, Germany's boldest physics professor Metin Tolan analyses the stunts and gadgets of the 007 films and even answers the question of all questions: Why does Bond drink his vodka martini shaken, not stirred? "So much entertaining science is a rare thing." Spiegel Online.

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How do James Bond's X-ray glasses work, the ones he uses to see whether the lady at the roulette table has a pistol concealed in her underwear? Is it really possible to launch oneself into the air and catch up with a plane that is free-falling towards the earth? Or to shoot down a helicopter with a pistol? In this lively and informative book, Germany's boldest physics professor Metin Tolan analyses the stunts and gadgets of the 007 films and even answers the question of all questions: Why does Bond drink his vodka martini shaken, not stirred? "So much entertaining science is a rare thing." Spiegel Online.

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