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100 1 $aKakalios, James,$d1958-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005025195
245 14 $aThe physics of superheroes /$cJames Kakalios.
260 $aNew York :$bGotham Books,$c[2005], ©2005.
300 $axvi, 365 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [323]-344) and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction : secret origins : how science saved superhero comic books -- $gSect. 1.$tMechanics -- $g1.$tUp, up, and away - forces and motion -- $g2.$tDeconstructing krypton - Newton's law of gravity -- $g3.$tThe day Gwen Stacy died - impulse and momentum -- $g4.$tCan he swing from a thread? - centripetal acceleration -- $g5.$tFlash facts - friction, drag, and sound -- $g6.$tLike a flash of lighting - special relativity -- $g7.$tIf this be my density - properties of matter -- $g8.$tCan Ant-Man punch his way out of a paper bag? - torque and rotation -- $g9.$tIs Ant-Man deaf, dumb, and blind? - simple harmonic motion -- $g10.$tDoes size matter? - the cube-square law -- $gSect. 2.$tEnergy - heat and light -- $g11.$tThe central city diet plan - conservation of energy -- $g12.$tThe case of the missing work - the three laws of thermodynamics -- $g13.$tMutant meteorology - conduction and convection -- $g14.$tHow the monstrous menace of the mysterious melter makes dinner preparation a breeze - phase transitions -- $g15.$tElectro's clinging ways - electrostatics -- $g16.$tSuperman schools Spider-man - electrical currents -- $g17.$tHow Electro becomes Magneto when he runs - Ampere's law -- $g18.$tHow Magneto becomes Electro when he runs - magnetism and Faraday's law -- $g19.$tElectro and Magneto do the wave - electromagnetism and light -- $gSect. 3.$tModern physics -- $g20.$tJourney into the microverse - atomic physics -- $g21.$tNot a dream! : not a hoax! : not an imaginary tale! - quantum mechanics -- $g22.$tThrough a wall lightly - tunneling phenomena -- $g23.$tSock it to shellhead - solid-state physics -- $gSect. 4.$tWhat have we learned? -- $g24.$tMe am Bizarro! - superhero bloopers -- $tAfterword : lo, there shall be an ending! -- $tAsk Dr. K!
520 1 $a"In The Physics of Superheroes acclaimed university professor James Kakalios shows that comic-book heroes and villains get their physics right more often than you think." "In this scientific survey of superpowers you'll learn what the physics of forces and motion can reveal about Superman's strength and the true cause of the destruction of his home planet, Krypton; what villains Magneto and Electro can teach us about the nature of electricity; and finally get the definitive answer about whether it was the Green Goblin or Spider-Man's webbing that killed the Wall Crawler's girlfriend Gwen Stacy in that fateful plunge from the George Washington Bridge!" "Along the way, The Physics of Superheroes explores everything from energy, to thermodynamics, to solid state physics, and Kakalios relates the physics in comic books to such real-world applications as automobile air bags, microwave ovens, and transistors. You'll also see how comic books have often been ahead of science in explaining recent topics in quantum mechanics (with Kitty Pryde of the X-Men) and string theory (with Crisis on Infinite Earths)." "This is the book you need to read if you ever wondered how the Invisible Woman of the Fantastic Four can see when she turns transparent, if the Atom could travel on an electron through a phone line, or if electromagnetic theory can explain how Professor X reads minds. Fun, provocative, and packed with more superheroes and superpowers than an Avengers-Justice League crossover, The Physics of Superheroes will make both comic-book fans and physicists exclaim, "Excelsior!""--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aPhysics$xStudy and teaching.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85101667
650 0 $aScience in popular culture.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008372
650 0 $aComic books, strips, etc., in education.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85028870
650 0 $aComic books, strips, etc.$xHistory.
852 00 $bglx$hQC23.2$i.K35 2005