The Physics of Superheroes is a popular science book by physics professor and long-time comic-book fan James Kakalios. First published in 2005, it explores the basic laws of physics. Kakalios does not set out to show where the world of superheroes contradicts modern science, granting the heroes one or more "miracle exceptions" from natural law. Instead, he focuses on examples of comic book scenes that can be used to understand the diverse laws of physics from an unusual angle, such as Gwen Stacy's death and Ant-Man's ability to punch his way out of a paper bag. Kakalios relates these elements of comic books to principles of physics, such as levers and torque, and in this way covers diverse topics, from mechanics to the quantum world.
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| - The Physics of Superheroes is a popular science book by physics professor and long-time comic-book fan James Kakalios. First published in 2005, it explores the basic laws of physics. Kakalios does not set out to show where the world of superheroes contradicts modern science, granting the heroes one or more "miracle exceptions" from natural law. Instead, he focuses on examples of comic book scenes that can be used to understand the diverse laws of physics from an unusual angle, such as Gwen Stacy's death and Ant-Man's ability to punch his way out of a paper bag. Kakalios relates these elements of comic books to principles of physics, such as levers and torque, and in this way covers diverse topics, from mechanics to the quantum world. (en)
- La Fisica dei supereroi è un libro a sfondo scientifico che spiega, prendendo come punto di partenza le imprese dei più conosciuti supereroi del mondo dei fumetti, i principi della fisica classica e di quella quantistica. L'autore del libro è James Kakalios docente di fisica all'Università del Minnesota. (it)
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| - The Physics of Superheroes is a popular science book by physics professor and long-time comic-book fan James Kakalios. First published in 2005, it explores the basic laws of physics. Kakalios does not set out to show where the world of superheroes contradicts modern science, granting the heroes one or more "miracle exceptions" from natural law. Instead, he focuses on examples of comic book scenes that can be used to understand the diverse laws of physics from an unusual angle, such as Gwen Stacy's death and Ant-Man's ability to punch his way out of a paper bag. Kakalios relates these elements of comic books to principles of physics, such as levers and torque, and in this way covers diverse topics, from mechanics to the quantum world. (en)
- La Fisica dei supereroi è un libro a sfondo scientifico che spiega, prendendo come punto di partenza le imprese dei più conosciuti supereroi del mondo dei fumetti, i principi della fisica classica e di quella quantistica. L'autore del libro è James Kakalios docente di fisica all'Università del Minnesota. Nelle sue spiegazioni Kakalios non intende dimostrare che il mondo dei supereroi contraddice la scienza moderna, garantendo ai protagonisti dei fumetti qualche eccezione miracolosa alle leggi naturali. Al contrario, egli utilizza esempi come i salti di Superman, la velocità di Flash, la telepatia del Professor X degli X-Men per mostrare le leggi fisiche da un inusuale punto di vista, coprendo in questa maniera diversi argomenti, inclusi meccanica, termodinamica, elettromagnetismo, fino al mondo dei quanti. (it)
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