The Physics of Superheroes
Who among us hasn't wondered whether a real Superman could "leap tall buildings in a single bound" or whether the X-Men's Storm could possibly control the world's weather? The Physics of Superheroes is designed to put all those chat room speculations to rest. James Kakalios has authentic...
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Who among us hasn't wondered whether a real Superman could "leap tall buildings in a single bound" or whether the X-Men's Storm could possibly control the world's weather? The Physics of Superheroes is designed to put all those chat room speculations to rest. James Kakalios has authentic credentials to answer these questions: He's not just a comic book geek; he's a professor of physics at the University of Minnesota and the author of Everything I Needed to Know About Physics I Learned from Reading Comic Books. Knowledge more powerful than a locomotive.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781592402427 (1592402429)
Publish date: September 21st 2006
Publisher: Gotham
Pages no: 365
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Humor,
Reference,
Science,
Popular Science,
Physics,
Sequential Art,
Comics,
Superheroes,
Dc Comics,
Mathematics,
Superman
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