{"product_id":"the-physics-of-superheroes-paperback","title":"The Physics of Superheroes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Kakalios\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames 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 reader to both classic and cutting-edge concepts in physics, including: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e What Superman's strength can tell us about the Newtonian physics of force, mass, and acceleration\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e How Iceman's and Storm's powers illustrate the principles of thermal dynamics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The physics behind the death of Spider-Man's girlfriend Gwen Stacy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Why physics professors gone bad are the most dangerous evil geniuses \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Kakalios is a professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota, where he has taught since 1988, and where his class \"Everything I Needed to Know About Physics I Learned from Reading Comic Books\" is a popular freshman seminar. He received his Ph.D. in 1985 from the University of Chicago, and has been reading comic books for much longer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 5.3 x 7.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52761511919923,"sku":"9781592402427","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/la_sYjJRWM9781592402427.webp?v=1764511120","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-physics-of-superheroes-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}