The Physics of Superheroes - Paperback
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Availability:Out of StockContributor:James KakaliosAudience:Young AdultPublish date:10/1/2006Pages:384
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9781592402427ISBN-10:1592402429UPC:9781592402427Book Category:Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Physics, Popular Culture, EssaysSize:5.30 x 7.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCKY40D1E5
James Kakalios explores the scientific plausibility of the powers and feats of the most famous superheroes -- and discovers that in many cases the comic writers got their science surprisingly right. Along the way he provides an engaging and witty commentary while introducing the lay reader to both classic and cutting-edge concepts in physics, including:
- What Superman's strength can tell us about the Newtonian physics of force, mass, and acceleration
- How Iceman's and Storm's powers illustrate the principles of thermal dynamics
- The physics behind the death of Spider-Man's girlfriend Gwen Stacy
- Why physics professors gone bad are the most dangerous evil geniuses!
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Penguin Publishing GroupISBN-13:9781592402427ISBN-10:1592402429UPC:9781592402427Book Category:Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Physics, Popular Culture, EssaysSize:5.30 x 7.90 x 0.90 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCKY40D1E5
James Kakalios is a professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota, where he has taught since 1988, and where his class "Everything I Needed to Know About Physics I Learned from Reading Comic Books" is a popular freshman seminar. He received his Ph.D. in 1985 from the University of Chicago, and has been reading comic books for much longer.
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
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