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    James Kakalios

    James Kakalios is a professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Minnesota, where he has taught since 1988, and where his class "Everything I Needed to Know About Physics I Learned from Reading Comic Books" is a popular freshman seminar. He received his Ph.D. in 1985 from the University of Chicago, and has been reading comic books for much longer.
    The Physics of Superheroes Goes Hollywood
    The Physics of Superheroes Goes Hollywood
    An All-New Exploration of the Real Science of the Multiverse, the Quantum Realm,and Everything In Between
    James Kakalios
    9780593719039
    $31.00 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 16, 2025
    Tarcher
    Grades 9-12
    The Physics of Everyday Things
    The Physics of Everyday Things
    The Extraordinary Science Behind an Ordinary Day
    James Kakalios
    9780770437756
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    May 15, 2018
    Crown
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics
    The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics
    A Math-Free Exploration of the Science That Made Our World
    James Kakalios
    9781592406722
    $27.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 01, 2011
    Avery
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    The Physics of Superheroes
    The Physics of Superheroes
    More Heroes! More Villains! More Science! Spectacular Second Edition
    James Kakalios
    9781592405084
    $19.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 03, 2009
    Avery
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

    Books

    The Physics of Superheroes Goes Hollywood
    The Physics of Superheroes Goes Hollywood
    An All-New Exploration of the Real Science of the Multiverse, the Quantum Realm,and Everything In Between
    James Kakalios
    9780593719039
    $31.00 US
    Hardcover
    Sep 16, 2025
    Tarcher
    Grades 9-12
    The Physics of Everyday Things
    The Physics of Everyday Things
    The Extraordinary Science Behind an Ordinary Day
    James Kakalios
    9780770437756
    $17.00 US
    Paperback
    May 15, 2018
    Crown
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics
    The Amazing Story of Quantum Mechanics
    A Math-Free Exploration of the Science That Made Our World
    James Kakalios
    9781592406722
    $27.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 01, 2011
    Avery
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB
    The Physics of Superheroes
    The Physics of Superheroes
    More Heroes! More Villains! More Science! Spectacular Second Edition
    James Kakalios
    9781592405084
    $19.00 US
    Paperback
    Nov 03, 2009
    Avery
    Grades 9-12 + AP/IB

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