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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Gresh, Lois H.     Subjects     Heroes in literature.     Comic books, strips, etc -- History and criticism.     Science.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Gresh, Lois H.       by title:      The science of super...         MARC Display

The science of superheroes / Lois H. Gresh, Robert Weinberg. by Gresh, Lois H. Hoboken, N.J. : J. Wiley, c2002. Subjects Heroes in literature.   Comic books, strips, etc -- History and criticism.   Science. ISBN:  9780471468820 (paperback) 0471468827 (paperback) Description:  xxiii, 200 p. ; 25 cm Contents:  A Word about the Law -- Men of Steel, Feathers of Fury / Dean Koontz -- More Powerful than a Speeding Locomotive: Superman -- The Superman Legend Begins -- What Makes Superman Super? -- Alien Visitors -- The Drake Equation -- Rare Earth? -- A Question of Gravity -- Rays-Cosmic and Gamma: The Fantastic Four and the Incredible Hulk -- Humble Beginnings -- A Fantastic Foursome -- Frankenstein's Monster-Marvel Style -- The Perils of Technobabble -- The GFP Hulk -- The Dark Knight: Batman -- A NonSuper Superhero -- The Science of Batman -- The Gotham City Earthquake -- Under the Sea: Aquaman and Sub-Mariner -- Undersea Heroes -- Our Aquatic Ancestors? -- Breathing Underwater -- Pressure -- Fluid Breathing -- Talking to Fish -- Along Came a Spider: Spider-Man -- With Great Power -- The Power of a Spider? -- Clones, Clones, and More Clones -- Green Lanterns and Black Holes: Magic, Science, and Two Green Lanterns -- Wanted: An Unlimited Power Source -- The Life and Death of Stars -- The Origin of Black Holes -- Yellow Light -- Of Atoms, Ants, and Giants: Ant Man and the Atom -- Ant Man -- The Square Cubed Law -- The Atom -- The Atom Exploded -- Fast, Fast, Fast: The Flash -- Introducing the Flash -- Problems with Logic -- The Speed Barrier -- Good, Evil, and Indifferent Mutants: The X-Men -- A Victory Snatched from the Ashes -- The Case for Evolution -- The Truth about Creationism -- Creating the X-Men -- Mysteries in Space: Science Fiction Superheroes -- Super Science without Super Heroes -- The Secrets of Other Worlds, Exposed! -- Doomsday on Earth -- Across the Ages -- The Grandfather Paradox -- The Right Stuff: Donald Duck -- The Real Deal -- The Duck Man -- Who Missed the Cut? -- The Professionals Speak. Requests:  0 Summary:  Examines the origins of comic book superheroes, including Superman, the Incredible Hulk, and the Green Lantern, discussing their powers and the science behind them.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii Kai Public Library YA -- Nonfiction 741.509 Gr Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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