"Easy-to-follow and imaginative explanations about the extraordinary physics that invisibly guides our daily lives."
"Easy-to-follow and imaginative explanations about the extraordinary physics that invisibly guides our daily lives"--
"Easy-to-follow and imaginative explanations about the extraordinary physics that invisibly guides our daily lives"--
"Easy-to-follow and imaginative explanations about the extraordinary physics that invisibly guides our daily lives"--
Presents an introduction to physics by exploring the forces and motion of action comic hereos, explaining basic rules of thermodynamics, energy, and solid state physics as it relates to real world experiences.
"The Physics of Superheroes applies 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 superheroes sand discovers that in many cases the comic writers got their science surprisingly…
"The Physics of Superheroes applies 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 superheroes--and discovers that in many cases the comic writers got their science surprisingly…
"The Physics of Superheroes applies 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 superheroes--and discovers that in many cases the comic writers got their science surprisingly…
Most of us are unaware of how much we depend on quantum mechanics on a day-to-day basis. Using illustrations and examples from science fiction pulp magazines and comic books, this book explains the fundamental principles of quantum mechanics that underlie the world we live in. I…
