With a tone and a subject matter that put scientific principles within the reach of the layperson, this exploration examines the powers of comic book superheroes, and a few super villains, from a physics standpoint. From heroes who were born with incredible powers—including the likes of Superman and Thor—and those who came by their gifts artificially, such as Spiderman and Captain America, to others with no superhuman abilities at all—not least among them Batman and Ironman—this engaging discussion casts a critical eye upon a range of comic book characters by drawing a line between the scientifically plausible and the flights of literary fancy. Comic book and graphic novel fans and popular science aficionados will be drawn to this entertaining and compelling analysis.
 Con un tono y un contenido que ponen principios científicos al alcance de los legos, esta exploración examina los poderes de los superhéroes, y de unos cuantos villanos, desde el punto de vista de la física. Desde héroes que nacieron con sus poderes increíbles—incluyendo Superman y Thor—y aquellos que consiguieron sus dones artificialmente, como Spiderman y Capitán América, hasta otros sin ningún tipo de habilidad sobrehumana—Batman y Ironman en particular—esta atrayente discusión examina de manera crítica una variedad de personajes, separando lo científicamente posible de lo fantástico. Tanto los fanáticos de los cómics y las novelas gráficos como los aficionados de la divulgación científica serán atraídos por este análisis entretenido y absorbente.

La ciencia de los superhéroes: Los poderes y proezas de héroes, antihéroes y villanos y las leyes de la física (Spanish Edition)

Politics & Social Sciences

Scaliter, Juan

Social Sciences

Ma Non Troppo

Superheroes have long served as powerful archetypes of the goods and ills of society and humankind’s capabilities, from the irredeemable evil of Carnage to the altruistic sacrifice of the Silver Surfer, the brilliance of Reed Richards, and the artificial intelligence of Deathlok. This study examines this symbolism, with an eye as well toward what superheroes can reveal about the mechanisms of the human brain and reactions. The authors discuss dozens of heroes and villains, including Blackheart and the ability to read minds through empathy; Namor the Sub-Mariner and the sense of good and evil; the Hulk and primitive instinctual responses to aggression; Superman and the story of a timid and insecure man; and Batman and the process of overcoming fears. Through these and other characters, this book explores the physics and chemistry of the brain in an engaging and entertaining way.

En la mente de los superhéroes (Ciencia) (Spanish Edition)

Cuadrado, Manuel

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La ciencia de los superhéroes: Los poderes y proezas de héroes, antihéroes y villanos y las leyes de la física (Spanish Edition)

En la mente de los superhéroes (Ciencia) (Spanish Edition)