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STEM Graphic Novels and Comic Books: Physics
Guide to help students and librarians find STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) graphic novels, manga and comics
Physics explains matter and energy and how invisible forces like gravity and intertia impact our daily lives.
Careers for physics majors include nuclear science, engineering, high school science teacher.
Physics Graphic Novels and Comics
Physics by Simon Basher (Illustrator); Dan Green
Call Number: QC25 .G744 2008, CULAB
ISBN: 9780753466124
Publication Date: 2010-12-07
The Cartoon Guide to Physics by Larry Gonick; Art Huffman
Call Number: QC24.5 .G66 2005, STACKS
ISBN: 9780062731005
Publication Date: 1991-12-18
Mechanics. Motion ; The apple and the moon ; Projectiles ; Satellite motion and weightlessness ; Other orbits ; Newton's third law ; More about forces ; Momentum and impulse ; Energy ; Collisions ; Rotation -- Electricity and magnetism. Charge ; Electric fields ; Capacitors ; Electric currents ; Series and parallel ; Magnetic fields ; Permanent magnets ; Faraday induction ; Relativity ; Inductors ; AC and DC ; Maxwell's equations and light ; Quantum electrodynamics.
Investigating the Scientific Method with Max Axiom, Super Scientist by Donald B. Lemke; Tod G. Smith (Illustrator); Al Milgram (Illustrator); Leslie Flynn (Consultant Editor)
Call Number: Q175.2 .L46 2008, CULAB
ISBN: 9781429617604
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
World of questions -- Searching for answers -- Conducting the experiment -- Sharing the findings -- More about the Scientific Method and Max Axiom
The Attractive Story of Magnetism with Max Axiom, Super Scientist by Andrea Gianopoulos; Cynthia Martin (Illustrator); Barbara Schulz (Illustrator); Leslie Flynn (Consultant Editor)
Call Number: QC753.7 .G53 2008, CULAB
ISBN: 9781429617697
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Invisible force -- Opposites attract -- Magnets in space -- Electromagnetism -- More about magnetism and Max Axiom
A Crash Course in Forces and Motion with Max Axiom, Super Scientist by Emily Sohn; Steve Erwin (Illustrator); Charles Barnett (Illustrator)
Call Number: QC133.5 .S65 2007, CULAB
ISBN: 9780736878906
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Forces that move us -- Motion is a weighty issue -- Give and take -- Round and round we go -- More about forces and motion and Max Axiom
The Illuminating World of Light with Max Axiom, Super Scientist by Emily Sohn; Nick Derington (Illustrator); Leslie Flynn (Consultant Editor)
Call Number: QC360 .S645 2008 , CULAB
ISBN: 9781429617680
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
I see the light -- What light can do -- What we can do with light -- Energy conversion -- More about light and Max Axiom
The Powerful World of Energy with Max Axiom, Super Scientist by Agnieszka Biskup
Call Number: QC73.4 .B49 2009, CULAB
ISBN: 9781429634502
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
What is energy? -- Types of energy -- Sources of energy -- Saving energy.
The Shocking World of Electricity with Max Axiom, Super Scientist by Liam O'Donnell; Richard Dominguez (Illustrator); Charles Barnett (Illustrator)
Call Number: QC527.2 .O44 2007
ISBN: 9780736878883
Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Powering our world -- Energy to electricity -- Electricity on the move -- Power at our fingertips -- More about electricity and Max Axiom
The Manga Guide to Electricity by Kazuhiro Fujitaki; Trend-pro Co., Ltd Staff; No Starch Press Staff (Created by)
Call Number: QC527 .F8513 2009, STACKS
ISBN: 9781593271978
Publication Date: 2009-03-18
What is electricity? -- What are electric circuits? -- How does electricty work? -- How do you create electricity? -- How can you conveniently use electricity?
The Manga Guide to Physics by Hideo Nitta; Keita Takatsu; Trend-pro Co., Ltd Staff
Call Number: QC24.5 .N5813 2009, STACKS
ISBN: 9781593271961
Publication Date: 2009-05-20
"The physics of everyday objects like roller skates, slingshots, braking cars, and tennis serves. In no time, you'll master tough concepts like momentum and impulse, parabolic motion, and the relationship between force, mass, and acceleration." back cover.
The Manga Guide to Relativity by Masafumi Yamamoto; Keita Takatsu; Masafumi Yamamoto; Hideo Nitta; Trend-Pro Co. Ltd.; Trend-Pro Co. Ltd.
Call Number: QC173.57 .N5813 2011, STACKS
ISBN: 9781593272722
Publication Date: 2011-04-22
What is relativity? -- What do you mean, time slows down? -- The faster an object moves, the shorter and heavier it becomes? -- What is general relativity.
The Manga Guide to the Universe by Kenji Ishikawa; Verte Corp Staff; Yutaka Hiiragi; Kiyoshi Kawabata
Call Number: QB982 .I84 2011, STACKS
ISBN: 9781593272678
Publication Date: 2011-08-12
A tale that begins on the moon -- Is the Earth the center of the universe? -- From the solar system to the Milky Way -- The universe was born with a big bang -- What is it like at the edge of the universe? -- Is there only one universe?
Fallout by Jim Ottaviani; Jeffrey Jones (Artist); Janine Johnston (Artist); Steve Lieber; Bernie Mireault (Illustrator); Eddy Newell (Illustrator); Jeff Parker (Illustrator); Chris Kemple (Artist)
Call Number: QC773.3.U5 O78 2001, STACKS
ISBN: 9780966010633
Publication Date: 2001-12-31
"Fallout will bring group up to speed on the science and politics of the nuclear gadgets. The focus of Fallout is on scientists, in particular J. Robert Oppenheimer and Leo Szilard, whose lives offer a cautionary tale about the uneasy alliance between the military, the government, and the beginnings of "big science". " Publisher's website.
Feynman by Jim Ottaviani; Leland Myrick (Illustrator)
Call Number: QC16.F49 O88 2011, STACKS
ISBN: 9781596432598
Publication Date: 2011-08-30
"The larger-than-life exploits of Nobel-winning quantum physicist, adventurer, musician, world-class raconteur, and one of the greatest minds of the twentieth century: Richard Feynman." Publisher's Website.
Suspended in Language by Jim Ottaviani; Leland Purvis (Artist); Roger Langridge (Artist); Jay Holser (Artist); Steve Leialoha (Artist); Linda Medley (Artist); Jeff Parker (Artist)
Call Number: QC16.B63 O77 2009, STACKS
ISBN: 9780978803728
Publication Date: 2009-08-11
Setting the stage -- Leaving classical physics behind -- Life and work through his doctorate -- Doing physics with style -- The New generation -- The Institute -- Heisenberg -- Solvay, 1927 and 1930 -- Home -- Nuclear physics -- War and the meeting -- Politics -- Philosophy -- Leaving the stage.
T-Minus by Jim Ottaviani; Kevin Cannon (Illustrator); Zander Cannon (Illustrator)
Call Number: PZ7.7.O772 T65 2009, STACKS
ISBN: 9781416986829
Publication Date: 2009-05-19
The whole world followed the countdown to sending the first men to the moon. This is the story of the people who made it happen, both in the rockets and behind the scenes.
Two-Fisted Science by Jim Ottaviani
Call Number: PN6727.O86 T86 2009, STACKS
ISBN: 9780978803742
Publication Date: 2009-10-20
"Newton, Galileo, Bohr, Heisenberg. True stories about scientists through the ages." back cover.
Meanwhile by Jason Shiga
ISBN: 9780810984233
Publication Date: 2010-03-01
"It may seem that introducing middle-graders to the fairly abstract notion of the multiple-worlds view of quantum mechanics is a little incongruous, but part of the genius of this book is how seamlessly the format does all the heavy conceptual lifting for you." -- Ian Chipman, Booklist