Pseudoscience and science fiction. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Andrew May.
• Other Names: (Freelance writer), May, Andrew
• Contents: Introduction; Charles Fort and the Forteans; Pulp Fiction; Who Was Charles Fort?; Fortean Fiction; Sinister Barrier; A Continuing Source of Inspiration; References; Anomalous Phenomena; Science, Pseudoscience or Science Fiction?; Time-Slips; The Philadelphia Experiment; Tunguska; The Bermuda Triangle; References; High-Tech Paranoia; The Shaver Mystery; They Are Out to Get You; Shaverś Legacy; The Strange World of Philip K. Dick; Shapeshifting Aliens; References; Flying Saucers; From Niche Subject to Worldwide Phenomenon; Ufology and Science Fiction; Cultural Tracking. Wishful ThinkingAlien Sex; Beyond the Extraterrestrial Hypothesis; References; Mind Power; Wild Talents; Applied Parapsychology; Quantum Consciousness; From Dianetics to Psionics; Feel the Force; Homo Superior; References; Space Drives and Anti-gravity; Breaking the Laws of Physics; Faster than Light; Anti-gravity; Free Energy; Tesla Technology; References; Technology of the Ancients; Ancient Astronauts; Alien Relics; The Ark of the Covenant; Extraterrestrial Archaeology; Cosmic Origins; References; Conspiracy Theories; Blue Pill or Red Pill?; Predictive Programming; Fake Space Missions. Sinister ScienceThe End of the World; References; Index.
• Publisher Details: Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (188 pages)
• Subjects: 001.9; Popular works; Pseudoscience; Science fiction -- History and criticism; Astronomy; Fiction; Philosophy of nature; Pseudoscience; Science fiction; Science -- Astronomy; Fiction -- General; Science -- General; Philosophy -- Reference; Popular astronomy & space; Fiction & related items; Educational: Sciences, general science; Philosophy; Science -- Physics; Physics; Electronic books; Criticism, interpretation, etc
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319426051; 3319426052
• Related ISBNs: 9783319426044; 3319426044
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 21, 2016).
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