The Science of Superheroes

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· Penguin Random House Audio · 내레이터: Oliver Wyman
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The Science of Superheroes takes a lighthearted but clear-headed look at the real science that underlies some of the greatest superhero comic books of all time, including Spider-Man, Batman, Fantastic Four, and many more. Each chapter presents the story of the origin of one or more superheroes and asks intriguing questions that lead to fascinating discussions about the limits of science, the laws of nature, and the future of technology.

If gamma rays can’t turn a 128-pound weakling into the Incredible Hulk, what could? Are Spider-Man’s powers really those of a spider? Could a person ever breathe water like a fish? From telepathy to teleportation, from cloning to cosmic rays, this vastly entertaining romp through the nexus of science and fantasy separates the possible from the plausible and the barely plausible from the utterly ridiculous.

With an introduction by author Dean Koontz.

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As a computer specialist, Lois H. Gresh designs tests for security loopholes. As a project engineer, she handles failures of hardware circuitry, microcode, and operating systems. As a programmer, she designs and codes corporate Web sites and systems using C, Java, JavaScript, VRML 2.0, and various multimedia tools. She's written assembly language on numerous platforms, including routines to test the instruction set of a new CPU chip. She designed and coded Cobol/Fortran/JCL applications for federal and state welfare programs and for the U.S. Department of Defense. She has firsthand knowledge of high-level corporate takeovers in the computer industry, as well as the culture and business operations of companies in Silicon Valley and Southern California. As a fiction writer, Lois is the author of dozens of suspense and science fiction stories. Her story "Digital Pistil" won a national science fiction award. Six of her stories have been nominated for the Theodore Sturgeon and Bram Stoker Awards. Lois lives in Rochester, New York.

A prolific author, Robert Weinberg has worked extensively in the suspense, horror, and science fiction fields. His short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies, including Dark Love, Phobias, and David Copperfield's Tales of the Impossible. He has been nominated for the Hugo, World Fantasy, and Balrog Awards and is a two-time winner of the World Fantasy Award. His work has been translated into Japanese, French, Polish, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Romanian, and German. Robert lives near Chicago.

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