The Science in Science Fiction, Peter Nicholls I was given it at what seemed far too young an age (about seven i think) by a slightly crazy neighbour who had n

The Science in Science Fiction, Peter Nicholls I was given it at what seemed far too young an age (about seven i think) by a slightly crazy neighbour who had no idea what books would be suitable for me (a year later he gave me an adults book on space based weapons exploring the physics etc). Despite it being a stretch, i was mad about sci-fi films and the book made me start thinking about what i was seeing, and introduced me to huge range of ideas (FTL travel, time travel, parallel universes, genetics, terra forming, environmental concerns, computers, robotics) well before i would have encountered them otherwise and it was discussed in a serious considered way.