Bridging sci-fi concepts with real scientific potential.
If you’re fascinated by the thin line between the fictional wonders you see in movies and the frontiers of actual scientific research, Michio Kaku’s 'Physics of the Impossible' is a thrilling bridge between the two. It’s an accessible read that doesn’t just indulge in fantasy but grounds the conversation in what science might achieve. Reading this book is like glimpsing into a crystal ball to preview the future, with a guide that combines expertise with understandable language. Whether you’re a sci-fi aficionado or a curious mind about future technologies, this book unfolds the possibilities that await us, often with the same wonder you'd feel watching a space opera unfold on screen.
ISBN: 9780141030906
Authors:
Michio Kaku
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 2009-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 4.1
(rated by 40009 readers)
Description
From cyborgs, starships, UFOs, aliens and antimatter to telepathy, invisibility, psychokinesis and precognition, Michio Kaku's Physics of the Impossible is an exciting look at how science fiction could soon become science fact. Albert Einstein said, 'If at first an idea does not sound absurd, there is no hope for it.' Physics of the Impossible shows how our most far-fetched ideas today - from Star Trek's phasers and teleportation to time travel as envisioned by Back to the Future - are destined to become tomorrow's reality. Michio Kaku, bestselling science author and one of the world's most acclaimed physicists, looks at the technologies of the future and explains what's just around the corner, what we might have to wait a few millennia to get our hands on and how surprisingly little of it is truly impossible. 'A brilliant, provocative, freewheeling tour around the exotic shores of physics' Independent 'A rich compendium of jaw-dropping reality checks' The Times 'One of the world's most distinguished physicists ... takes the reader on a journey to the frontiers of science and beyond' Guardian 'After reading Kaku's boundless enthusiasm for the future, what you wouldn't give for a real-life time machine to travel forwards and see just how accurate his predictions are' Sunday Telegraph Michio Kaku is a leading theoretical physicist and one of the founders of string theory,
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Bridging sci-fi concepts with real scientific potential.
If you’re fascinated by the thin line between the fictional wonders you see in movies and the frontiers of actual scientific research, Michio Kaku’s 'Physics of the Impossible' is a thrilling bridge between the two. It’s an accessible read that doesn’t just indulge in fantasy but grounds the conversation in what science might achieve. Reading this book is like glimpsing into a crystal ball to preview the future, with a guide that combines expertise with understandable language. Whether you’re a sci-fi aficionado or a curious mind about future technologies, this book unfolds the possibilities that await us, often with the same wonder you'd feel watching a space opera unfold on screen.
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