Five Science Fiction Movies That Get the Science Right


	Five Science Fiction Movies That Get the Science Right

nohobot

5-9-2008 5:24 PM

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nohobot says:

"2001: A Space Odyssey" is my all-time favorite film, so I included almost all of the information from that section. The others on the list are also interesting, though, of course.

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