Research Guides: Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide: Superpowers (2024)

  • Research Guides: Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide: Superpowers (1)Batman Science by Tammy Enz

    Call Number: T48 .E545 2014

    ISBN: 9781623700645

    Published/Created: 2014

    Batman conquers crime with brains, brawn, and a whole lot of high-tech gadgetry. This book explores the surprising ways the Caped Crusader's gear and gadgets actually connect to reality.

  • Research Guides: Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide: Superpowers (2)Inventing Iron Man by E. Paul Zehr

    Call Number: TJ211 .Z42 2011

    ISBN: 9781421402260

    Published/Created: 2011

    Tony Stark has been battling bad guys and protecting innocent civilians since he first donned his mechanized armor in the 1963 debut of Iron Man. Over the years, Stark's suit has allowed him to smash through walls, fly through the air like a human jet, control a bewildering array of weaponry by thought alone, and perform an uncountable number of other fantastic feats. This book physically deconstructs Iron Man to find out how we could use modern-day technology to create a suit of armor similar to the one Stark made.

  • Research Guides: Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide: Superpowers (3)The Physics of Superheroes by James Kakalios

    Call Number: QC23.2 .K35 2009 FT MEADE

    ISBN: 9781592405084

    Published/Created: 2009

    This book features superheroes and and physics plays into their stories including why Spider-Man's webbing failed his girlfriend, the probable cause of Krypton's explosion, and the Newtonian physics at work in Gotham City.

  • Research Guides: Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide: Superpowers (4)The Science of Invisibility and X-Ray Vision by Kaitlin Scirri

    Call Number: QC406 .S35 2019

    ISBN: 9781502637901

    Published/Created: 2018

    Superpowers like invisibility and X-ray vision have inspired myths and stories for thousands of years. This book explores the scientists who have worked and continue to work to make these superpowers a reality. Readers will journey from the depths of the ocean to Central America to learn about animals that seem to possess these superpowers.

  • Research Guides: Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide: Superpowers (5)The Science of Marvel by Sebastian Alvarado

    Call Number: PN6714 .A42 2019

    ISBN: 9781507209981

    Published/Created: 2019

    The Marvel Cinematic Universe is filled with extraordinary humans and abilities. There are teenaged geniuses swinging through the streets of New York, billionaires creating impenetrable armor in hidden caves, and aliens flying through wormholes to Earth. All of these characters seem to lie firmly in the realm of fantasy--but the technology behind them might not be as farfetched as you think... Using quantum physics, a little bit of mechanical engineering, and some out-of-the-box thinking, you'll be amazed to discover that it's possible to create a real-life Captain America, Incredible Hulk, or Black Panther.

  • Research Guides: Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide: Superpowers (6)The Science of Mind Control and Telepathy by Cathleen Small

    Call Number: BF1156.S8

    ISBN: 9781502638014

    Published/Created: 2018

    This book on mind control and telepathy delves into both the legends behind the topics and real-life examples that suggest the possibility of their reality. It also explores how the superpowers could become reality in the future through the development of new technologies.

  • Research Guides: Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide: Superpowers (7)The Science of Superheroes by Patricia Hutchison

    Call Number: PN6714 .H88 2017 CABIN BRANCH

    ISBN: 9781680782516

    Published/Created: 2016

    Superhero stories may be fictional, but many are based in scientific principles. This book examines the science that comic book and movie-script writers build upon when creating their most fantastic stories.

  • Research Guides: Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide: Superpowers (8)The Science of Superheroes and Space Warriors by HowStuffWorks.com Staff

    Call Number: QC24.5 .S45 2014

    ISBN: 9781492603177

    Published/Created: 2014

    This book explains the science behind your favorite superheroes and supervillains and their ultracool devices and weapons, as well as other awesome technologies from the science-fiction realm.

  • Research Guides: Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide: Superpowers (9)The Science of Super Powers by Kris Hirschmann

    Call Number: Q175.2 .H57 2020

    ISBN: 9781541554894

    Published/Created: 2019

    Can a human ever be as strong as Mr. Incredible--or as fast as Dash? Could you become invisible like Violet? Could your skin and muscles stretch like Elastigirl's? Could anyone become a fireball like Jack-Jack? Learn about the science behind the Supers in Incredibles 2. Technology could make some of those powers real in the near future.

  • Research Guides: Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide: Superpowers (10)The Science of Super Strength and Super Speed by Rani Iyer

    Call Number: Q175.2 .I94 2019

    ISBN: 9781502637932

    Published/Created: 2018

    Human fascination with super strength and super speed has a long history. In recent decades, human fascination has moved to reality. With the aid of science, researchers are now able to discern the secrets to super strength and super speed in animals. Using technology, they have recreated some of these powers for application and use by humans today.

  • Research Guides: Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide: Superpowers (11)The Science of Supervillains by Lois H. Gresh

    Call Number: PN6714 .G75 2005

    ISBN: 0471482056

    Published/Created: 2004

    This book gives an informative look at the mind-boggling wizardry behind the comic book world's legendary baddies. Whether it's artificial intelligence, weapons systems, anti-matter, robotics, or magnetic flux theory, this book is a excursion into the real-world science animating the genius in the comic book world's pantheon of evil geniuses.

  • Research Guides: Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide: Superpowers (12)Science of the X-Men by Linc Yaco

    Call Number: PN6728.X2 Y33 2000

    ISBN: 0743400208

    Published/Created: 2000

    From the Angel to the Wolverine, this book delves in to the strange and wonderful powers of the world's most popular mutant superheroes, with a twist: learn how the X-Men's powers could work in the real world.

  • Research Guides: Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide: Superpowers (13)The Secret Science of Superheroes by Mark Lorch

    Call Number: PN6714 .S42 2017 CABIN BRANCH

    ISBN: 9781782624875

    Published/Created: 2017

    This book aims to introduce a whole range of scientific concepts, from protein chemistry to particle physics, by examining the superhero abilities of comic book and film characters.

  • Research Guides: Science Through Pop Culture: A Research Guide: Superpowers (14)Unmasking the Science of Superpowers! by Jordan Brown

    Call Number: Q175.2 .B76 2016 CABIN BRANCH

    ISBN: 9781481467797

    Published/Created: 2016

    Did you know that advancements in robotics could soon make super-powered suits a reality? Or that some people have a rare gene that gives them super strong bones? this book explores this and much more about the science behind superpowers.

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