The Physics of Superheroes - Couverture rigide

Kakalios, James

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1592401465 ISBN 13 : 9781592401468

Editeur : Gotham Books, 2005

Synopsis

Book by Kakalios James

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

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!

Biographie de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gotham Books
• Date d'édition: 2005
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1592401465
• ISBN 13: 9781592401468
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 365
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible