(Super) Natural Science
Autor Charles Liuen Limba Engleză Paperback – 13 oct 2026
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781578591183
ISBN-10: 157859118X
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Editura: Visible Ink Press
ISBN-10: 157859118X
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 152 x 226 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.47 kg
Editura: Visible Ink Press
Notă biografică
Charles Liu, Ph.D. is a professor of astrophysics at the City University of New York’s College of Staten Island, an associate with the Hayden Planetarium and Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History, and host of the podcast The LIUniverse with Dr. Charles Liu, as well as being a recurring guest on Neil deGrasse Tyson’s StarTalk! Bringing the Universe Down to Earth podcast. He earned degrees in astronomy, astrophysics, and physics from Harvard and the University of Arizona, and he held postdoctoral positions at Kitt Peak National Observatory and at Columbia University. His research focuses on colliding galaxies, starburst galaxies, quasars, and the star formation history of the universe. In addition to his research publications, Dr. Charles Liu also writes for students and general audiences, including Visible Ink Press’ popular The Handy Quantum Physics Answer Book, The Handy Physics Answer Book, and The Handy Astronomy Answer Book; StarTalk with Neil deGrasse Tyson and Jeffery Lee Simons; and The Cosmos Explained. Among his many professional honors, Prof. Liu has been awarded the American Astronomical Society Education Prize and the American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award. He currently serves as president of the Astronomical Society of New York and is a fellow of the American Astronomical Society. Dr. Liu and his wife have three children.
Cuprins
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction – Super is Natural
Part I – Super Science
1. Warp Drive
2. Time Travel
3. Death Rays
4. Teleportation
5. Vacuum Energy
Part II – Super Powers
6. Superstrength
7. Telekinesis
8. Supersenses
9. ESP
10. Magic
Part III – Super Humans
11. Mutants
12. Genetic Mutation
13. Superserums
14. Cybernetics
15. Artificial Intelligence
Part IV – Super Nonhumans
16. Zombies
17. Ghosts
18. Vampires
19. Werewolves
20. Bigfoot
Part V – Supercosmic
21. Other Worlds
22. Aliens, Part 1: The Microscopic Kind
23. Aliens, Part 2: The E.T. Kind
24. Aliens, Part 3: The Ultra Kind
25. Our and Other Universes
Further Reading
Index
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction – Super is Natural
Part I – Super Science
1. Warp Drive
2. Time Travel
3. Death Rays
4. Teleportation
5. Vacuum Energy
Part II – Super Powers
6. Superstrength
7. Telekinesis
8. Supersenses
9. ESP
10. Magic
Part III – Super Humans
11. Mutants
12. Genetic Mutation
13. Superserums
14. Cybernetics
15. Artificial Intelligence
Part IV – Super Nonhumans
16. Zombies
17. Ghosts
18. Vampires
19. Werewolves
20. Bigfoot
Part V – Supercosmic
21. Other Worlds
22. Aliens, Part 1: The Microscopic Kind
23. Aliens, Part 2: The E.T. Kind
24. Aliens, Part 3: The Ultra Kind
25. Our and Other Universes
Further Reading
Index