{"product_id":"doctor-who-and-science-9781476681122","title":"Doctor Who and Science","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Science has always been part of \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e. The first episode featured scenes in a science laboratory and a science teacher, and the 2020 season''s finale highlighted a scientist''s key role in Time Lord history. Hundreds of scientific characters, settings, inventions, and ethical dilemmas populated the years in between. Behind the scenes, \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e''s original remit was to teach children about science, and in the 1960s it even had a scientific advisor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This is the first book to explore this scientific landscape from a broad spectrum of research fields: from astronomy, genetics, linguistics, computing, history, sociology and science communication through gender, media and literature studies. Contributors ask: What sort of scientist is the Doctor? How might the TARDIS translation circuit and regeneration work? Did the Doctor change sex or gender when regenerating into Jodie Whittaker? How do \u003ci\u003eDoctor Who\u003c\/i\u003e''s depictions of the Moon and other planets com\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eTimeline and Terminology for Doctor Who's Doctors and Eras\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to Doctor Who and Science\u003cbr\u003eLindy A. Orthia and Marcus K. Harmes\u003cbr\u003eWho's Planet Looks Like Home?\u003cbr\u003eJ.J. Eldridge\u003cbr\u003eWho's Moon\u003cbr\u003eElizabeth R. Stanway\u003cbr\u003eE=mc3: Doctor Who and Energy\u003cbr\u003eMarcus K. Harmes\u003cbr\u003eTranslation by TARDIS: Exploring the Science Behind Multilingual Communication in Doctor\u003cbr\u003eMark Halley and Lynne Bowker\u003cbr\u003e\"I don't want to go\": How Does Regeneration Work in Doctor Who?\u003cbr\u003eNatalie Ring\u003cbr\u003eDid the Doctor Change Sex or Change Gender? Navigating the Sex and Gender Divide in Doctor\u003cbr\u003eMike Stack\u003cbr\u003eCandyfloss, Lego and Hope: What Sort of Scientist Is Jodie Whittaker's Doctor?\u003cbr\u003eLindy A. Orthia and Vanessa de Kauwe\u003cbr\u003eThe Mad Scientist Wore Prada: Female Frankensteins in the Universe of Doctor\u003cbr\u003eKristine Larsen\u003cbr\u003eMaxtible's Mirrors: Victorian Science in ­Classic-Era Doctor\u003cbr\u003eMarcus K. Harmes and Richard Scully\u003cbr\u003eThe Victorians Sleeping in Our Minds: Victorian Scientific Enquiry in Old and New Series Doctor\u003cbr\u003eCatriona Mills\u003cbr\u003eDoctor Who and the Dinosaurs: Spectacle, Monstrosity, Melodrama and Ideology in Dinosaur Mediations\u003cbr\u003eRoss Garner\u003cbr\u003eThe Use and Abuse of Scientific Writing in Doctor Who's Epistolary Paratexts\u003cbr\u003eTonguç İbrahim Sezen\u003cbr\u003eThe Science of Doctor\u003cbr\u003eMark Erickson\u003cbr\u003eConcluding Remarks: Science in Twenties Doctor\u003cbr\u003eLindy A. Orthia and Marcus K. Harmes\u003cbr\u003eAbout the Contributors\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040475054423,"sku":"9781476681122","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/doctor-who-and-science-9781476681122","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}