The Science of Star Wars by Jeanne Cavelos

It was a place where vehicles defied gravity in inexplicable ways, and planet-hopping people were unaffected by changing atmospheres. It was also a universe of futuristic beings who could fly faster than the speed of light, and yet worked metals using ancient methods. It was a place teeming with odd life forms, where metallic space vehicles sped above the landscape, where humans, robots, and everything in between coexisted-sometimes harmoniously, and where classic battles of good versus evil were choreographed against the dramatic backdrop of outer space.

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(a) A schematic drawing of a lightsaber during the plasmon-initiation process. Wookies, fur-covered warriors, are among the odd creatures that roam the Star Wars universe.Īnakin Skywalker, played by Hayden Christensen, has a lightsaber drawn and ready to battle in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.Īnakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen), left, and Senator Amidala/Padme Naberie-Skywalker (Natalie Portman) right, in their futuristic world of tall metal buildings and commuter traffic in the sky. He is described on the Star Wars web site as “a twisted melding of flesh and metal.” The Death Star under construction, quite literally, for Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.Ī new villain introduced in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith is General Grievous. George Lucas, right, executive producer and writer of the Star Wars movies, reviews a variety of handles for lightsabers. Of the article can be acquired via the TMS The (Mostly Improbable) Materials ScienceĪnd Engineering of the Star Wars Universe

The Science of Star Wars by Jeanne Cavelos