A Bowdoin Van Riper

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A Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists and Inventors in American Film and TV Since 1930Hardcover, 15 September 2011

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Print Length
342 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Scarecrow Press
Date Published
15 Sep 2011
ISBN-10
0810881284
ISBN-13
9780810881280

Description

Films that dramatize historical events and the lives of historical figures--whether they are intended to educate or to entertain--play a significant role in shaping the public's understanding of the past. In A Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists and Inventors in American Film and TV since 1930, A. Bowdoin Van Riper focuses on the dramatized portrayals of a particular group of historical figures--scientists, engineers, and inventors--that have appeared on American film and television screens. This volume analyzes individual portrayals, the public images of particular scientists and inventors, and the ideas about science and technology that, collectively, they represent. In this first in-depth study of how historic scientists and inventors have been portrayed on screen, Van Riper catalogs nearly 300 separate performances and includes essays on the screen images of more than 80 historic scientists, inventors, engineers, and medical researchers. The individuals covered include Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Marie Curie, Dian Fossey, and Bill Gates. Arranged chronologically by the subject's date of birth, entries for each individual explain their major contributions to science and technology, analyze the ways in which they've been portrayed in film and on television, and conclude with a complete list of screen portrayals and a discussion of suggestions for further reading. A Biographical Encyclopedia of Scientists and Inventors in American Film and TV since 1930 will be of interest to anyone concerned with the depiction of historical events and historical figures in film and television, and to anyone interested in the public understanding of science and technology.

Product Details

Author:
A Bowdoin Van Riper
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
15 September 2011
Dimensions:
23.11 x 15.24 x 3.05 cm
ISBN-10:
0810881284
ISBN-13:
9780810881280
Language:
English
Location:
Lanham, MD
Pages:
342
Publisher:
Weight:
680.39 gm

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