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The Physics of Superheroes - More Heroes! More Villains! More Science! Spectacular Second Edition - cover
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The Physics of Superheroes - More Heroes! More Villains! More Science! Spectacular Second Edition

James Kakalios

Narrator Kevin T. Collins

Publisher: HighBridge Audio

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Summary

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 right. Along the way he provides an engaging and witty commentary while introducing the lay person to both classic and cutting-edge concepts in physics, including:What Superman's strength can tell us about the Newtonian physics of force, mass, and accelerationHow Iceman's and Storm's powers illustrate the principles of thermal dynamicsThe physics behind the death of Spider-Man’s girlfriend Gwen StacyWhy physics professors gone bad are the most dangerous evil geniuses!</ul
Duration: about 16 hours (16:15:59)
Publishing date: 2019-09-18; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2019. Copyright Statment: —