Das n?chste gemeinsame Adlershofer Kolloquium von Humboldt-Universit?t
und IGAFA e.V. findet am 8. Februar 2007 im Rahmen der
Institutskolloquien des Hahn-Meitner-Instituts statt:
"The Uncanny Physics of Superhero Comic
Books"
Prof. James KakaliosUniversity of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA
?In this talk I will describe some of the examples from the four-color
pages of comic books, along with recent Hollywood movies, used in this
class and my book to illustrate basic physical principles such as
forces and motion, conservation of energy, electricity and magnetism
and elementary quantum mechanics. For example, have you ever wondered
how strong you would have to be to "leap a tall building in a single
bound?" If you could run as fast as the Flash, could you run up the
side of a building or across the ocean, and more importantly, how
frequently would you need to eat? If Spider-Man's webbing is as strong
as real spider's silk, could it support his weight as he swings between
buildings? And who is faster: Superman or the Flash? These and other
pressing, real-life questions will be answered in this talk.”
(Prof. James Kakalios)
Donnerstag, 8. Februar 2007, 16 Uhr c.t.
Konferenzraum im Erwin Schr?dinger-Zentrum
Rudower Chaussee 26
12489 Berlin Adlershof
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