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The Science of Harry Potter

How Magic Really Works

How Magic Really Works

By Roger Highfield

By Roger Highfield

By Roger Highfield

By Roger Highfield

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May 27, 2003 | ISBN 9780142003558

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May 27, 2003 | ISBN 9781440650994

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    About The Science of Harry Potter

    Behind the magic of Harry Potter—a witty and illuminating look at the scientific principles, theories, and assumptions of the boy wizard’s world, newly come to life again in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and the upcoming film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

    Can Fluffy the three-headed dog be explained by advances in molecular biology? Could the discovery of cosmic “gravity-shielding effects” unlock the secret to the Nimbus 2000 broomstick’s ability to fly? Is the griffin really none other than the dinosaur Protoceratops? Roger Highfield, author of the critically acclaimed The Physics of Christmas, explores the fascinating links between magic and science to reveal that much of what strikes us as supremely strange in the Potter books can actually be explained by the conjurings of the scientific mind. This is the perfect guide for parents who want to teach their children science through their favorite adventures as well as for the millions of adult fans of the series intrigued by its marvels and mysteries.

    • An ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice •

    About The Science of Harry Potter

    Behind the magic of Harry Potter—a witty and illuminating look at the scientific principles, theories, and assumptions of the boy wizard’s world, newly come to life again in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child and the upcoming film Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

    Can Fluffy the three-headed dog be explained by advances in molecular biology? Could the discovery of cosmic “gravity-shielding effects” unlock the secret to the Nimbus 2000 broomstick’s ability to fly? Is the griffin really none other than the dinosaur Protoceratops? Roger Highfield, author of the critically acclaimed The Physics of Christmas, explores the fascinating links between magic and science to reveal that much of what strikes us as supremely strange in the Potter books can actually be explained by the conjurings of the scientific mind. This is the perfect guide for parents who want to teach their children science through their favorite adventures as well as for the millions of adult fans of the series intrigued by its marvels and mysteries.

    • An ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice •

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    About Roger Highfield

    Roger Highfield is the science editor of The Daily Telegraph, which has published several thousands of his articles since 1986. A regular broadcaster on the BBC and the winner of several journalism awards, he is the author of The Physics of Christmas and… More about Roger Highfield

    About Roger Highfield

    Roger Highfield is the science editor of The Daily Telegraph, which has published several thousands of his articles since 1986. A regular broadcaster on the BBC and the winner of several journalism awards, he is the author of The Physics of Christmas and… More about Roger Highfield

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Criticism | Science & Technology

    Paperback | $18.00
    Published by Penguin Books
    May 27, 2003 | 352 Pages | 5-1/16 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780142003558

    Category: Literary Criticism | Science & Technology

    Ebook | $4.99
    Published by Penguin Books
    May 27, 2003 | 352 Pages | ISBN 9781440650994

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    Praise

    “Animated by Highfield’s enthusiasm for the extraordinary, The Science of Harry Potter is an enjoyably indirect survey of modern science.”
    —The New York Times Book Review

    “Far-ranging . . . Enlightens Harry Potter’s magical realm, but also the magic taking place in labs and classrooms in our own world.”
    —Science News 

    “He has interviewed the world’s best Muggle scientists to identify the explanations behind everything from the Mirror of Erised to the Invisibility Cloak . . . A great introduction to a whole variety of issues.”
    —Simon Singh, The Observer

    “A wonderful hook for a wonderful book . . . as one reads The Science of Harry Potter it is impossible not to become intrigued.”
    —Orlando Sentinel 

    Table Of Contents

    Contents

    Part I

    Introduction: The Science of Magic

    1. Broomsticks, Time Travel and Splinching
    2. How to Play Quidditch without Leaving the Ground
    3. The Invisibility Cloak, Sorting Hat, and Other Spellbinding Apparel 4. The Mathematics of Evil
    5. Owls, Snails and Skrewts
    6. Magizoology
    7. Bertie Bott’s Every Flavor beans

    Part II

    Foreword

    8. Stars, Mystic Chickens and Superstitious Pigeons
    9. The Greatest Wizard
    10. There be Dragons. Really.
    11. The Potions Master
    12. The Origins of Witchcraft
    13. The Quest for the Philosopher’s Stone
    14. Belief, Superstition and Magic
    15. The Magic of Science


    Glossary of Muggle Science, Potter Magic, Oddments snd Tweaks

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