Black box (fiction)
A black box is a literary technique to provide a device solving a complex problem, hiding the whole complexity and providing a result.
Characteristics
A black box is a device, a computer or another scientific device, producing a solution after some time to a complex problem. It's used when the complex scientific process isn't explained to the reader or viewer.[1]
Parody
The movie Galaxy Quest contains a device called Omega 13, which works as a black box, rebuilt by an alien species not knowing what it does.[2]
The novel Redshirts by John Scalzi depicts the concept of black box, as a small device producing a solution, without any scientifically coherent explanation available.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Black Box". TV Tropes. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
- ↑ Lincoln, Geraghty. Living with Star Trek: American Culture and the Star Trek Universe.
- ↑ "Why John Scalzi's Redshirts Is A Must-Read". RT Book Reviews. 13 June 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
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