(Mobile book) The Physics of Superheroes






 | #254130 in Books |  2006-09-21 |  2006-09-21 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  8.00 x1.00 x5.30l,.90 | File Name: 1592402429 | 384 pages


||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Fun read!|By Brandon Hart|Loved it! He gets bogged down a little in the science stuff but comes out of it with simple but colorful examples of EXACTLY what is happening when a superhero performs their feat of power. He keeps based in reality though so if you expect him to tell you how Superman flies without wings then you're out of luck.|1 of 1 people found the following revi|From Publishers Weekly|Starred . This terrific book demonstrates a number of important points. First, a subject that everyone "knows" is difficult and boring can, in the hands of a master teacher, be both exciting and fun. Second, it's a myth that only people

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
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