Superman Science: The Real-World Science Behind Superman's Powers
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Chapter 1 Soaring the Skies Superman and the Science of Flight Chapter 3 Outrunning Bullets Superman and the Science of Speed Section 1 Flight Lessons Section 2 Human High-Flier Section 3 Aliens Among Us Section 4 Wonders in Modern Flight Chapter 2 Seeing Through Walls Superman and the Science of Sight Section 1 Human Sight Section 2 Enhancing Sight Section 3 Animal Vision Section 4 Beyond Ordinary Sight Section 1 What is SPEED Section 2 Ultimate Speed Section 3 Enemies of Speed Section 4 Speed in Nature Section 5 Human Speed Chapter 4 Stopping Runaway Trains Superman and the Science of Strength Section 1 Human Strength Section 2 Enhancing Strength Section 3 Feats of Strength Section 4 Animal Strength Section 5 Future Strength Conclusion Index
the science of superman Introduction Superman may be the most famous super hero of all time Who doesn’t know his origin story Sent to Earth as a baby from the dying planet Krypton Raised in Kansas as an ordinary human by Jonathan and Martha Kent But this hero is far from ordinary As an alien from another planet Superman has all sorts of powers that we can only dream about Superman’s not only fast and strong he’s not called the Man of Steel for nothing but he also flies is incredibly smart and has super-vision As ordinary humans we can’t shoot heat beams out of our eyes leap to the top of a building outrun bullets or bend steel beams with our bare hands At least not yet But the human and animal world is full of some pretty amazing triumphs of flight sight speed and strength Science engineering technology and a lot of inspiration from nature have allowed humans a little taste of Superman’s skills From fantastic feats of strength to supersonic speed the impossible becomes possible when we start thinking like super heroes
Superman made his first appearance in Action Comics 1 in 1938
