عنوان

The physics of superheroes /

(Number (ISBN

1592401465

Number

b517141

Title Proper

The physics of superheroes /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

James Kakalios

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Gotham Books,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2005

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xvi, 365 p. :

Other Physical Details

ill. ;

Dimensions

24 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-344) and index

Text of Note

Introduction : secret origins : how science saved superhero comic books -- Up, up, and away : forces and motion -- Deconstructing Krypton : Newton's law of gravity -- The day Gwen Stacy died : impulse and momentum -- Can he swing from a thread? : centripetal acceleration -- Flash facts : friction, drag, and sound -- Like a flash of lightning : special relativity -- If this be my density : properties of matter -- Can Ant-Man punch his way out of a paper bag? : torque and rotation -- Is Ant-Man deaf, dumb, and blind? : simple harmonic motion -- Does size matter? : the cube-square law -- The Central City diet plan : conservation of energy -- The case of the missing work : the three laws of thermodynamics -- Mutant meteorology : conduction and convection -- How the monstrous menace of the mysterious melter makes dinner preparation a breeze : phase transitions -- Electro's clinging ways : electrostatics -- Superman schools Spider-Man : electrical currents -- How Electro becomes Magneto when he runs : Ampere's law -- How Magneto becomes Electro when he runs : magnetism and Faraday's law -- Electro and Magneto do the wave : electromagnetism and light -- Jouney into the microverse : atomic physics -- Not a dream! Not a hoax! Not an imaginary tale! : quantum mechanics -- Through a wall lightly : tunneling phenomena -- Sock it to Shellhead : solid-state physics -- Me am Bizarro! : superhero bloopers -- Afterword : Lo, there shall be an ending! -- Ask Dr. K! -- Key equations

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Comic books, strips, etc.-- History

Comic books, strips, etc., in education

Physics-- Study and teaching

Science in popular culture

Number

Edition

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Class number

Book number

Book number

Kakalios, James,1958-

Date of Transaction

20060302113435.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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