# The Physics of Superheroes

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- Book: [The Physics of Superheroes](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-kakalios/the-physics-of-superheroes) ([The Physics of Superheroes.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-kakalios/the-physics-of-superheroes.md))
- Authors: [James Kakalios](https://www.bookquiver.com/james-kakalios)
- Publisher: avery
- ISBN: 978-15-9240-242-7
- Pages: 384
- Published: 2006-09-21
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

James Kakalios explores the scientific plausibility of the powers and feats of the most famous superheroes — and discovers that in many cases the comic writers got their science surprisingly right....