{"product_id":"9783032165732","title":"Science and Fiction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eScience and Fiction\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eWebb, Stephen\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1956 was a momentous year for science fiction, with the release of timeless films and the publication of classic novels and stories. It was also a pivotal year for the world at large, with events producing ripples we still feel seven decades later.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book explores how the year’s landmark works – films such as \u003cem\u003eForbidden Planet\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eInvasion of the Body Snatchers\u003c\/em\u003e, and stories such as Asimov’s \u003cem\u003eThe Last Question \u003c\/em\u003eand Clarke’s \u003cem\u003eThe City and the Stars\u003c\/em\u003e – emerged from their cultural context. Writers, artists, and film directors reflected the era’s tension between optimism and anxiety, between the promise and peril of progress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black;\"\u003eThe book traces, month-by-month, events in five themes: science and technology; politics and the economy; entertainment and arts; celebrity culture; and competitive sport. This was a climate defined by rapid change – from the Suez Crisis to Elvis Presley’s meteoric rise; from early computers to space race dreams. The science fiction emerging from this turbulent year helped form our collective imagination of tomorrow.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2026-04-24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783032165732\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-032-16574-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 393\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Switzerland","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45383294746764,"sku":"9783032165732","price":25.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783032165732.jpg?v=1779574681","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783032165732","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}