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Michio Kaku (Japanese: カク ミチオ, 加來 道雄, / ˈ m iː tʃ i oʊ ˈ k ɑː k uː /; born January 24, 1947) is an American physicist, science communicator, futurologist, and writer of popular-science.
The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything is a popular science book by the futurist and physicist Michio Kaku. The book was initially published on April 6, 2021, by Doubleday. [1] [2] The book debuted at number six on The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for the week ending April 10, 2021. [3]
The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind is a popular science book by the futurist and physicist Michio Kaku. [1] The book was initially published on February 25, 2014 by Doubleday. [2] In 2015 the book was translated into Hebrew. [3]
According to Kaku, technological advances that we take for granted today were declared impossible 150 years ago. William Thomson Kelvin (1824–1907), a mathematical physicist and creator of the Kelvin scale said publicly that “heavier than air” flying machines were impossible: “He thought X-rays were a hoax, and that radio had no future.” [4] Likewise, Ernest Rutherford (1871–1937 ...
Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 is a 2011 book by theoretical physicist Michio Kaku, author of Hyperspace and Physics of the Impossible. In it Kaku speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years.
Kaku looks at the work of science fiction writers and the way that many concepts conceived for entertainment could in fact become reality. Kaku also speculates about the effects that such technology may have on the future of the human species. List of technologies: High-temperature superconductivity; Metamaterial; Carbon nanotube; Space elevator
Michio Kaku (Kanji: 加来 道雄) (born January 24, 1947 in the United States) is a Japanese American theoretical physicist, tenured professor, and co-creator of string field theory, a branch of string theory.
Kaku discusses the future and survival of the human species and discusses topics such as terraforming Mars and interstellar travel.Given that it may take centuries to reach the closest suns and exoplanets, Kaku also explores alternative paths to ensure the survival of humanity, including the possibility of genetic engineering and transferring human consciousness into non-biological machines.