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Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
by: Michio Kaku

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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 530
EAN: 9780385520690
ISBN: 0385520697
Label: Doubleday
Manufacturer: Doubleday
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 352
Publication Date: March 11, 2008
Publisher: Doubleday
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Sales Rank: 1091
Studio: Doubleday

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A fascinating exploration of the science of the impossible—from death rays and force fields to invisibility cloaks—revealing to what extent such technologies might be achievable decades or millennia into the future.

One hundred years ago, scientists would have said that lasers, televisions, and the atomic bomb were beyond the realm of physical possibility. In Physics of the Impossible, the renowned physicist Michio Kaku explores to what extent the technologies and devices of science fiction that are deemed equally impossible today might well become commonplace in the future.

From teleportation to telekinesis, Kaku uses the world of science fiction to explore the fundamentals—and the limits—of the laws of physics as we know them today. He ranks the impossible technologies by categories—Class I, II, and III, depending on when they might be achieved, within the next century, millennia, or perhaps never. In a compelling and thought-provoking narrative, he explains:
· How the science of optics and electromagnetism may one day enable us to bend light around an object, like a stream flowing around a boulder, making the object invisible to observers “downstream”
· How ramjet rockets, laser sails, antimatter engines, and nanorockets may one day take us to the nearby stars
· How telepathy and psychokinesis, once considered pseudoscience, may one day be possible using advances in MRI, computers, superconductivity, and nanotechnology
· Why a time machine is apparently consistent with the known laws of quantum physics, although it would take an unbelievably advanced civilization to actually build one
Kaku uses his discussion of each technology as a jumping-off point to explain the science behind it. An extraordinary scientific adventure, Physics of the Impossible takes readers on an unforgettable, mesmerizing journey into the world of science that both enlightens and entertains.

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- Impossible to some, magic to others, possible with time...
A brilliant insight to the possible, and what seems impossible, of future technologies. A must read for both novice and technical readers of physics literature.

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- future
This Book is a great begginer guide into the sate of the human race now and what we can achieve in the future.

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- Mission: Possible
Michio Kaku's "Physics Of The Impossible" is an eye-opening look into the possibilities that future technologies could hold for the human race. Kaku rates such things as force fields, phasers, time travel and other as either a Level I, II or III posibility, with a level III being the most unreachable. Using a layman's vocabulary and great comparisons he adequately describes the science and technology for those without benefit of a PhD in physics.

I did find Kaku a bit redundant in areas, possibly because I had just previously read his superb book "Hyperspace," which covers some of the same material.

Overall, Kaku did an excellent job of bringing science to the masses and I found myself constantly in awe at the possibilities that future technologies might hold. I'm sure a scientist would say that this is a bit basic but for the majority of people who read this without a foundation in ... Read More

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- Pop-physics for moviegoers...
In Physics of the Impossible, author and physicist Michio Kaku reviews "a scientific exploration into the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel" (the subtitle).

He also discusses faster than light travel, perpetual motion machines, parallel universes, UFOs, precognition, and psychokinesis. In other words, Kaku covers a wide range of topics, from cutting edge theoretical physics (parallel universes) to patently silly "stunts" (psychokinesis).

The organizing theme of the book is the amazing things humans can do, or will probably be able to do, as described in science fiction films and books. We have Star War's planet-busting Death Star and phasers, Harry Potter's invisibility cloak, and more. Kaku explores whether there is science to back up these technologies in the near or far future. In some cases, he believes they will become reality, and in others, he is more ... Read More

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