Halpern, Paul, 1961-

What's science ever done for us? : what The Simpsons can teach us about physics, robots, life and the universe / Paul Halpern. - Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, c2007. - x, 262 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Simpson Gene -- You say tomato, I say tomacco -- Blinky, the three-eyed fish -- Burns's radiant glow -- We all live in a cell-sized submarine -- Lisa's recipe for life -- Look Homer-Ward, angel -- D'ohs ex machina -- Perpetual commotion -- Dude, I'm an android -- Rules for robots -- Chaos in cartoonland -- Fly in the ointment -- Clockstopping -- A toast to the past -- Frinking about the future -- Lisa's scoping skills -- Diverting rays -- The plunge down under -- If astrolabes could talk -- Cometary cowabunga -- Homer's space Odyssey -- Could this really be the end? -- Foolish earthlings -- Is the universe a donut? -- The third dimension of Homer.

ISBN: 9780470114605 (pbk.) 0470114606 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2007002542

Nat. Bib. No.: GBA732878 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 013735792 Uk

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Simpsons (Television program)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Science--Popular works.
Technology--Popular works.

LC Class. No.: Q162 / .H3154 2007

Dewey Class. No.: 500