The Science of Sherlock: The Forensic Facts Behind the Fiction

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An essential read for the legions of Sherlockians about the globe.

Sherlock Holmes is the worlds greatest-ever consulting detective. The huge popularity of Sir Arthur Conan Doyles fictional creation, and his sixty stories, made Sherlock one of the most famous characters of Victorian London.

All evidence suggests Sherlocks fan adoration has lasted almost one and a half centuries through many adaptations. There is Sherlock fan fiction in China, Sherlock manga in Japan, and tribute pop songs in Korea.Guinness World Records awarded Sherlock Holmes the title of most portrayed literary human character in film and television thanks to the popular Sherlock Holmes movies starring Robert Downey Jr., series likeElementary starring Lucy Liu,Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch, and so many more.

Sherlocks enduring appeal shows that his detective talents are as compelling today as they were in the days of Conan Doyle.The Science of Sherlockgives you an in-depth look at the science behind the cases Sherlock cracked in those Ripper streets of old.

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Mark Brake developed the worlds first science and science fiction degree in 1999 and launched the worlds first astrobiology degree in 2005. Hes communicated science through film, television, print, and radio on five continents, including for NASA, Seattles Science Fiction Museum, the BBC, the Royal Institution, and Sky Cinema. Markalso tours Europe with Science of Doctor Who, Science of Star Wars, and Science of Superheroes road shows.