The Physics of Superheroes
Fall 2008 Season
Wednesday, September 10, 7:00 pm
Ever wondered how strong you would have to be to “leap a tall building in a single bound?” Was it the fall or the webbing that killed Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man’s girlfriend in the classic Amazing Spider-Man #121? How does Kitty Pryde from the X-Men comics and movies use quantum mechanics to walk through walls? And who is really faster, Superman or the Flash? Join in the fun as we explore physics through comic book examples where the superheroes got their physics right!
James Kakalios, Ph.D., is a professor in the University of Minnesota’s School of Physics and Astronomy. His research interests include amorphous semiconductors, pattern formation in sandpiles and fluctuation phenomena in neuroscience. He has been reading comic books longer than he has been studying physics. He is the author of The Physics of Superheroes and he knows the chemical composition of Captain America’s shield.
Thanks to Jeff Reznick for the tip!
Showing posts with label superheroes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label superheroes. Show all posts
Friday, August 01, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
AO Scott is tired of comic book movies
And he'll tell you why in "How Many Superheroes Does It Take to Tire a Genre?" By A. O. SCOTT, New York Times July 24, 2008.
Fantom Comics employee on Hispanic superheroes
Fantom Comics had a link to this story about their manager on their website - "A growing demographic: Hispanic superheroes," by Hallie D. Martin, Northwestern University's Medill Reports July 22, 2008.
Friday, July 04, 2008
Washington writer on superheroes for NPR.org
See "Holy Bookworms! Superheroes Take To The Page," by Glen Weldon, NPR.org, July 3, 2008 for a look at fiction and non-fiction prose about superheroes.
Friday, March 07, 2008
Michael Chabon, formerly of Columbia, MD, on superhero costumes
Secret Skin: An essay in unitard theory, by Michael Chabon, The New Yorker, March 10, 2008. He talks about growing up in Columbia toward the end of the essay.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Robin Givhan on superhero-inspired fashions
The Post's fashion correspondent Robin Givhan blogs about superhero-inspired fashions today at "Super Heroes and Super Surprises." The International Herald Tribune has a lot more pictures though.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Book on superhero films from area author
See "Tracking Heroes: John Flynn Offers An Up To The Second Compendium Of Comic Book Superheroes Moving From Page To Screen" by Daniel Krall, Baltimore City Paper (August 15, 2007)
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