Science of James Bond

The Super Villains Tech and Spy Craft Behind the Film and

Mark Brake

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Skyhorse Publishing
01 March 2020

Film & movie: styles & genres; Film movie production: technical skills; Fiction-related items; Popular science; Media Reference; Other Film, TV & Media; Science; Spies / Espionage

Series: The Science of

From Sean Connery to Daniel Craig, James Bond is the highest-grossing movie franchise of all time. Out-grossing Star Wars, Harry Potter, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the world's most iconic and international secret agent has a shelf life of almost six decades, from Dr. No to Spectre. As nuclear missile threats are replaced by a series of subtler threats in a globalised and digital world, Bond is with us still.

In The Science of James Bond, the Bond franchise is recognised as a unique genre: spy-fi. A genre of film and fiction that fuses spy fiction with science fiction. We look at Bond's obsessions with super-villains, the future, and world domination or destruction. And we take a peek under the hood of trends in science and tech, often in the form of gadgets and spy devices in chapters such as:

Goldfinger: Man Has Achieved Miracles in All Fields but Crime! You Only Live Twice: The Race to Conquer Space Live and Let Die: Full Throttle: Bond and the Car Skyfall: The Science of Cyberterrorism

And more!

This is the only James Bond companion that looks at the film and fiction in such a spy-fi way, taking in weapon wizards, the chemistry of death, threads of nuclear paranoia, and Bond baddies' obsession with the master race!

By: Mark Brake
Imprint: Skyhorse Publishing
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9781510743793
ISBN 10: 1510743790
Series: The Science of
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 01 March 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mark Brake developed the world's first science and science fiction degree in 1999 and launched the world's first astrobiology degree in 2005. He's communicated science through film, television, print, and radio on five continents, including for NASA, Seattle's Science Fiction Museum, the BBC, the Royal Institution, and Sky Movies.

Reviews for Science of James Bond: The Super Villains Tech and Spy Craft Behind the Film and

A scholar and authority on how science fiction can influence the course of science and define our popular perceptions. -Booklist Online It is rare to find someone of Mark's universal talents in science. -Roy Davies, BAFTA-nominated editor of BBC's Timewatch Entertaining and insightful. A joy for fans of both science and fiction. -Gareth L. Powell, award-winning author of Ack-Ack Macaque