(James Bond) Death Rays, Jet Packs, Stunts, and Supercars: The Fantastic Physics of Film's Most Celebrated Secret Agent
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2005. First edition. Hardcover. As new in dust jacket. First edition/ printing. Hardcover in silver paper covered boards. xiv+ 231 pp. with bibliography, index. Illustrated with drawings and diagrams. One of the most inventive of all James Bond-related books, a demonstration of how science and technology have been as important to 007 as good, looks, shaken martinis, and beautiful Bond girls. Using entertaining sketches and nontechnical language, the author explains the basic physics behind the gadgets, cars, and stunts in a number of Bonmd films, from the jet packs in "Thunderball" to the daredevil bungee jumping in "Golden Eye" As New / as new. Item #E22648
ISBN: 9780801882487
Price: $17.50