Have you ever wondered whether a human could really fly with wings like a bird's? What about how many zombies you could actually drive through? Or whether airplanes could save fuel by using iPads instead of paper safety manuals? How about whether Superman could really punch someone into space?
In Geek Physics, Rhett Allain, a physics professor and Wired's popular Dot Physics blogger, finds intriguing questions buried in familiar movies and TV shows, video games, viral videos, and news hooks and walks readers through the fascinating answers from a physics perspective, without all the complicated details. Geek Physics appeals not just to the geek oriented but also to anyone who loves pop culture and technology.
With illustrations, basic equations, and easy-to-read graphs and diagrams, each chapter not only covers the most popular subjects from Allain's blog, like lightsabers and McDonald's drive-thrus, but uses those questions from a less technical approach to teach basic physics concepts. What better way to explain the nature of light than to consider how Gollum could see in the dark?
Geek Physics explores interesting questions like:
* How much bubble wrap would you need to safely jump off a 6th floor building? * Why does R2-D2 fly the way he does? * Why does a mirror reverse left to light, but not top to bottom? * Is Angry Birds using real physics? * Does a heavier truck make a better snow plow? * What if everyone on earth jumped at the same time? * How many dollar bills would it take to stack them to the moon?
Автор: Allain Moose Название: Fill-Me-In ISBN: 0763685321 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780763685324 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 10410.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: John Rhett Thomas Название: The Marvel Art of Joe Quesada ISBN: 0785146296 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780785146292 Издательство: Hachette Book Group Рейтинг: Цена: 34830.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка.
Captain Brocq, an officer of the Ministry of War, is assassinated while in possession of documents containing military secrets. The journalist Jerome Fandor, covering the story for La Capitale, seeks an interview with an associate of the murdered man, a diplomat called Baron Naarboveck. The reporter suspects spies employed by a foreign government, but Inspector Juve believes there is only one criminal who could be behind the tangled web of intrigue--the Genius of Evil himself, FantOmas
"From the imaginative standpoint FantOmas is one of the richest works that exist." -Guillaume Apollinaire
"Absurd and magnificent lyricism." -Jean Cocteau
Автор: Allain Marcel Название: The Lord of Terror: A Fantomas Detective Novel ISBN: 0996659935 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780996659932 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 20190.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Ngwala Mayi, Ngwala Allain Название: Congo: Spirit of Darkness ISBN: 0984666303 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780984666300 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 26970.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
When the home of Dr. Chaleck is robbed and the corpse of a woman found crushed to death, Inspector Juve pursues the gang leader Loupart in connection with the gruesome crime. He and the journalist Jerome Fandor relentlessly pursue suspects, narrow escaping high-speed train wrecks, blazing infernos, and the diabolical snares of the Genius of Crime, Fantomas.
"From the imaginative standpoint Fant mas is one of the richest works that exist." -Guillaume Apollinaire
The Baroness de Vibray has been poisoned. The painter Jacques Dollon is arrested, but he is discovered dead in his prison cell, an apparent suicide, before he can be questioned. The journalist Fandor attempts to unravel the mystery, suspecting none other than the Genius of Evil, Fant mas. Through passageways and sewers, over rooftops, he follows clues and runs into trouble with gangsters. Believing Fant mas is planning to rob the Barbey-Nanteuil Bank a trap is set for the master criminal-but will he escape again?
"From the imaginative standpoint Fant mas is one of the richest works that exist." -Guillaume Apollinaire
"Absurd and magnificent lyricism." -Jean Cocteau
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