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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 530
EAN: 9781592402427
ISBN: 1592402429
Label: Gotham
Manufacturer: Gotham
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: September 21, 2006
Publisher: Gotham
Studio: Gotham
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The Physics of Superheroesapplies the reality of physics to the fantasy of comic books. James Kakalios explores the scientific plausibility of the powers and feats of the most famous superheroesand 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 Supermans strength can tell us about the Newtonian physics of force, mass, and acceleration
How Icemans and Storms powers illustrate the principles of thermal dynamics
The physics behind the death of Spider-Mans girlfriend Gwen Stacy
Why physics professors gone bad are the most dangerous evil geniuses!
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Call me a nerd, I'm writing a review on a book that deals with both Physics and superheroes! Growing up I always enjoyed watching my Saturday morning cartoons, but I'm not going to lie and say that I loved superheroes. I enjoyed them, but I wasn't crazy for them. With that being said, Kakalios' book, The Physics of Superheroes, was pretty good.
Kakalios does a good job at covering many of the basic principles taught in a basic Physics class. I currently have a physics class and much ... Read More
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While I personally do enjoy physics more than some of the other sciences, I would not generally spend a long weekend reading a book about physics. Subsequently, I looked through the books on the list of possible choices for the book review assignment, and found The Physics of Superheroes by James Kakalios. I have been a closet comic book nerd since I was a kid, loving the Saturday morning cartoons involving superheroes and their superhuman antics. This option immediately piqued my interest. ... Read More
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The concept of this book was great! It started off pretty good but as I read through, it got kind of monotonous and boring...
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I am a sixteen-year-old boy who, like many teenagers, thinks physics is very difficult and boring. My mom got me this book for a project and the moment I started reading this book I fell in love with it. This book explains in such great detail everything I have been confused about in my physics class. Usually physics can be boring and hard to wrap your mind around, but in this book it's interesting and easy to understand. The forces and powers that superheroes require to do their feats are incredible. ... Read More
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The Physics of Superheroes by James Kakalios is a masterpiece that combines would-be-normal boring physics lessons with the interesting tales of superheroes that we have come to love. Kakalios dissects superhero after superhero, explaining each ones plausibility and, sadly for some, implausibility. Kakalios begins his novel with Section One, titled, "Mechanics". In this section, Kakalios goes over the basic laws of physics as described by Newton, including forces, momentum, centripetal acceleration, friction, ... Read More
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