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The Science of Superheroes

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by Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg
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Availability:In StockContributor:Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg, Dean Koontz (Introduction by)Publish date:2003-09-01Pages:224
Language:EnglishPublisher:Wiley (TP)ISBN-13:9780471468820ISBN-10:471468827UPC:9780471468820Book Category:Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Popular CultureSize:9.32 x 6.10 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.6305Product ID:SCG88M23P8
The truth about superpowers . . . science fact or science fiction?

Superman, Batman, The X-Men, Flash, Spider Man . . . they protect us from evildoers, defend truth and justice, and, occasionally, save our planet from certain doom. Yet, how much do we understand about their powers?

In this engaging yet serious work, Lois Gresh and Robert Weinberg attempt to answer that question once and for all. From X-ray vision to psychokinesis, invisibility to lightspeed locomotion, they take a hard, scientific look at the powers possessed by all of our most revered superheroes, and a few of the lesser ones, in an attempt to sort fact from fantasy. In the process, they unearth some shocking truths that will unsettle, alarm, and even terrify all but the most fiendish of supervillains.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Wiley (TP)ISBN-13:9780471468820ISBN-10:471468827UPC:9780471468820Book Category:Science, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Popular CultureSize:9.32 x 6.10 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.6305Product ID:SCG88M23P8
LOIS GRESH is the author of eight books and has been nominated for national fiction awards six times. She serves as Creative-Technical Director of a communications company and is coauthor, along with Robert Weinberg, of The Computers of Star Trek.

ROBERT WEINBERG's fiction has been nominated for Hugo, World Fantasy, and Stoker Awards. He was the 2002 winner of the Bram Stoker Award for Best Illustrated Narrative for his comic book series, Nightside. At present, Weinberg writes the comic book series Extinction Event for Wildstorm Comics. He previously served for twenty years as chairman of the Chicago Comicon, the second-largest comic convention in the United States.

Publisher: Wiley (TP)

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Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg, Dean Koontz (Introduction by)

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Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg

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