The Physics of Avengers: Endgame

A quantum physicist separates fact from fiction

Tom Wong
6 min readMay 8, 2019

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Screenshot from Marvel’s special look preview of Avengers: Endgame

The Marvel Cinematic Universe makes ample references to physics to justify their plots and superheroes’ powers. Since the release of Avengers: Endgame, several people have asked me about it, since I am a physics professor and quantum scientist. So let us sift through what is science fact and what is science fiction.

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Tom Wong

Physics professor at Creighton University • Researcher in quantum computing • www.thomaswong.net • @thomasgwong