Hollywood Blockbusters: Unlimited Fun but Limited Science Literacy
Physics and Society
2007-07-10 v1 Physics Education
General Physics
Popular Physics
Abstract
In this article, we examine specific scenes from popular action and sci-fi movies and show how they blatantly break the laws of physics, all in the name of entertainment, but coincidentally contributing to science illiteracy.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0707.1167,
title = {Hollywood Blockbusters: Unlimited Fun but Limited Science Literacy},
author = {C. J. Efthimiou and R. A. Llewellyn},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0707.1167},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
includes 28 pictures; invited article for the German journal Praxis der Naturwissenschaften Physik