How many copies have been sold of the following book?
[Alternatively, how much sales revenue has been generated by the following book?]

The Physics of Star Trek
by Lawrence Krauss (Harper Paperbacks 1996)

Hello Regulus000,


According to the Lawrence Kraussīs biography at Case Western Reserve
University Physics Department, 250,000 copies of the book The Physics
of Star Trek were sold in the U.S.

?The Physics of Star Trek, was released in November of 1995 and sold
over 250,000 copies in the U.S. It was a national bestseller, a
selection of 5 major book clubs, including Book of the Month Club, and
was serialized in the November 1995 issue of Wired. It was widely
praised, reviewed by the major media, and is being translated into 13
languages, and was the basis of a BBC TV production. A U.S. television
production, to be narrated by Prof. Krauss, is currently planned.?
http://www.phys.cwru.edu/~krauss/bio.html


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The Synopsis of the book ?Beyond Star Trek: From Alien Invasions to
the End of Time? by Lawrence M. Krauss status that 200,000 copies were
sold of The Physics of Star Trek.

Synopsis:

?Buckle up for another voyage to the frontiers of science as the
bestselling author of The Physics of Star Trek (200,000 copies sold)
examines whether today's science fiction could become tomorrow's
science fact.
In The Physics of Star Trek, renowned theoretical physicist Lawrence
Krauss took readers on an entertaining tour of the universe of Captain
Kirk and Mr. Spock. Now he ventures even beyond the frontiers of Star
Trek to explore how the laws of physics relate to the other icons of
science fiction. Drawing on Independence Day, Star Wars, The X-Files,
and other popular science fiction, Krauss gives SF fans a clear answer
to their eternal question: Could it really happen? Addressing such
topics as ESP, time travel, and artificial intelligence, Beyond Star
Trek is a refreshing mix of science and entertainment that will
intrigue scientists and lay readers.?

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http://www.powells.com/cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=1-0060977574-5


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?The Physics of Star Trek?  ?copies sold?


I hope the information provided is helpful!


Best regards, 
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 01 Dec 2005 14:52 PST

The Physics of Star Trek, which sold over 250,000 copies.

"In addition to Atom and Fear of Physics, Krauss joined the realm of
best-selling authors with his non-fiction science book, The Physics of
Star Trek, which sold over 250,000 copies. Following shortly after its
publication was Beyond Star Trek and Quintessence: The Mystery of the
Missing Mass in the Universe, an update of The Fifth Essence (1989)
about our evolving understanding of dark matter in the universe."

CWRU: Krauss' career path paved with one more award
http://www.cwru.edu/pubaff/univcomm/2002/9-02/krauss.htm

Good work!  The only reason that I'm not awarding 5 stars is that it's
not clear that the sales estimates are coming straight from the
publisher.  But your links are good enough for my purposes.  You have
earned your $100.