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The Science of Doctor Who
Paul Parsons
2010, 307 pages
Nonfiction
Doctor Who has been an international science fiction television show with a cult following for nearly half a century. Since 1963, the Doctor has been moving through time and space in his TARDIS, saving the Earth and just about every alien race he runs into. But, this is science fiction. Is there any factual science to be found in Doctor Who? Is any of this actually possible in the real world?
Paul Parsons decided to find out. Combing the works and picking the brains of biologists, physicists, chemists and astronomers, Parsons seeks to explain the world of Doctor Who scientifically from the first doctor through the eleventh. He describes the scientific probability of everything from the Doctor himself, to time travel and the aliens he meets, gadgets he uses and worlds he visits in simple, plain English.
This is a must-read for all science fiction fans – especially those of Doctor Who.
