The Physics of Superheroes

[Chazz da Mighty]

Hello everyone.

In the middle of "real life" related activities I ran across this reference.  Apologies if its been talked to death already.  But I could not think of a more (potentially) responsive audience to share this with.

University of Minnesota's James Kakalios has long used Superheroes in the classroom to illustrate scientific principles.  He's written a book that sings to the techno geek in me as well as the fan boy.

See a review here http://www.physicsofsuperheroes.com/acclaim_more.htm

read an excerpt here http://www.physicsofsuperheroes.com/excerpt.htm

[The Hitman]

I picked this book up about a year ago. Really good read.

[catwhowalksbyhimself]

Yeah, it's been out a really, really long time, and I read it a while ago.  It is quite fun to read.

[lugaru]

I enjoyed it a while back, but it is totally just for people who like superheroes AND physics and getting a thrill out of seing those two interests collide.