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James Kakalios signs THE PHYSICS OF SUPERHEROES
Fri, 02/19/2010 - 7:00pm
Readers interested in science, comics, or just an entertaining evening will want to get to MG via the Batmobile, webbing, or flight on Friday, February 19, when James Kakalios speaks at 7:00 PM. Jim’s updated “Spectacular” second edition of The Physics of Superheroes covers a number of classic comic book scenarios, and discusses the science behind them. The Physics of Superheroes explores everything from energy, to thermodynamics, to quantum mechanics, to solid state physics, and Jim relates the physics in comic books to such real-world applications as automobile airbags, microwave ovens, and transistors. It also reveals ways comic books have often been ahead of science in explaining recent topics in quantum mechanics in Marvel comics and string theory in DC comics.
Location:
Mysterious Galaxy
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.#Suite #302
San Diego, California 92111
7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.#Suite #302
San Diego, California 92111
$16.00
ISBN-13: 9781592405084Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Gotham, 11/01/2009
A complete update to the hit book on the real physics at work in
comic books, featuring more heroes, more villains, and more science
Since 2001, James Kakalios has taught "Everything I Needed to Know
About Physics I Learned from Reading Comic Books," a hugely popular
university course that generated coast-to-coast media attention for its
unique method of explaining complex physics concepts through comics.
With The Physics of Superheroes, named one of the best science books of 2005 by Discover,
he introduced his colorful approach to an even wider audience. Now
Kakalios presents a totally updated, expanded edition that features
even more superheroes and findings from the cutting edge of science.
With three new chapters and completely revised throughout with a
splashy, redesigned package, the book that explains why Spider-Man's
webbing failed his girlfriend, the probable cause of Krypton's
explosion, and the Newtonian physics at work in Gotham City is
electrifying from cover to cover.
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