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The Physics of Superheroes

By James Kakalios

Book information

Publisher
Gotham Books
Year
2005
ISBN
1101216735, 9781101216736
Language
english
Format
MOBI
Filesize
3 MB (3518178 bytes)
Edition
First Edition
Pages
0\0
Topic
Physics
Library
mobilism
Time added
2019-05-27 16:09:30

Description

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!

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