Science in popular culture : a reference guide / A. Bowdoin Van Riper.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [301]-302) and index.

Machine generated contents note: Science in Popular Culture 1 -- Acceleration 3 -- Action and Reaction, Law of 5 -- Alternate Worlds 7 -- Androids 10 -- Atomic Energy 13 -- Chimpanzees 18 -- Cloning 21 -- Comets 27 -- Computers 30 -- Cryonics 35 -- Cyborgs 38 -- Darwin, Charles 41 -- Death Rays 45 -- Dinosaurs 48 -- Dolphins 53 -- Dreams 56 -- Earthquakes 59 -- Eclipses 63 -- Einstein, Albert 66 -- Electricity 69 -- Elephants 73 -- Epidemics 76 -- Evolution 80 -- Evolution, Convergent 84 -- Evolution, Human 87 -- Experiments 91 -- Experiments on Self 95 -- Extinction 98 -- Flying Cars 101 -- Food Pills 104 -- Franklin, Benjamin 107 -- Galileo 111 -- Genes 115 -- Genetic Engineering 119 -- Gorillas 123 -- Gravity 126 -- Houses, Smart 132 -- Ideas, Resistance to 135 -- Inertia 139 -- Insects 141 -- Insects, Giant 147 -- Intelligence, Animal 150 -- Intelligence, Artificial 153 -- Intelligence, Human 156 -- Life, Extraterrestrial 161 -- Life, Origin of 166 -- Lightning 169 -- Longevity 173 -- Magnetism 176 -- Mars 179 -- Matter Transmission 183 -- Meteorites 186 -- Mind Control 190 -- Miniaturization 193 -- Miracle Drugs 196 -- Moon 199 -- Mutations 203 -- Newton, Isaac 206 -- Organ Transplants 210 -- Prehistoric Humans 213 -- Prehistoric Time 217 -- Psychic Powers 220 -- Race 223 -- Radiation 229 -- Relativity 232 -- Religion and Science 235 -- Reproduction 239 -- Robots 242 -- Scientific Theories 248 -- Sharks 252 -- Space Travel, Interplanetary 256 -- Space Travel, Interstellar 262 -- Speed of Light 268 -- Speed of Sound 271 -- Superhumans 274 -- Time Travel 279 -- UFOs 284 -- Vacuum 287 -- Venus 290 -- Volcanoes 294 -- Whales 298.