Chuck Adler, professor of physics, has had his first book, “Wizards, Aliens and Starships: Math and Physics in Fantasy and Science Fiction,” published by Princeton University Press. Dr. Adler will be doing several talks and book signings for it, including at the Mathematical Association of America conference in Baltimore, MD, on Jan. 16, at Microsoft Corporation in Seattle on Feb.13, the California Institute of Technology on Feb. 16, and the Fenwick Street Bookstore in Leonardtown, MD, on April 6.