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" The physics of superheroes / "
James Kakalios
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BL
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| Record Number
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694952
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b517141
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| Main Entry
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Kakalios, James,1958-
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| Title & Author
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The physics of superheroes /\ James Kakalios
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Gotham Books,, c2005
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xvi, 365 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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1592401465
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-344) and index
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| Contents
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Introduction : secret origins : how science saved superhero comic books -- Up, up, and away : forces and motion -- Deconstructing Krypton : Newton's law of gravity -- The day Gwen Stacy died : impulse and momentum -- Can he swing from a thread? : centripetal acceleration -- Flash facts : friction, drag, and sound -- Like a flash of lightning : special relativity -- If this be my density : properties of matter -- Can Ant-Man punch his way out of a paper bag? : torque and rotation -- Is Ant-Man deaf, dumb, and blind? : simple harmonic motion -- Does size matter? : the cube-square law -- The Central City diet plan : conservation of energy -- The case of the missing work : the three laws of thermodynamics -- Mutant meteorology : conduction and convection -- How the monstrous menace of the mysterious melter makes dinner preparation a breeze : phase transitions -- Electro's clinging ways : electrostatics -- Superman schools Spider-Man : electrical currents -- How Electro becomes Magneto when he runs : Ampere's law -- How Magneto becomes Electro when he runs : magnetism and Faraday's law -- Electro and Magneto do the wave : electromagnetism and light -- Jouney into the microverse : atomic physics -- Not a dream! Not a hoax! Not an imaginary tale! : quantum mechanics -- Through a wall lightly : tunneling phenomena -- Sock it to Shellhead : solid-state physics -- Me am Bizarro! : superhero bloopers -- Afterword : Lo, there shall be an ending! -- Ask Dr. K! -- Key equations
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Comic books, strips, etc.-- History
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Comic books, strips, etc., in education
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Physics-- Study and teaching
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Science in popular culture
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| Dewey Classification
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530/.071/1
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| LC Classification
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QC23.2.K35 2005
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QC23.2.K35 2005
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