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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 530
EAN: 9780385520690
Edition: 1
ISBN: 0385520697
Label: Doubleday
Manufacturer: Doubleday
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 329
Publication Date: March 11, 2008
Publisher: Doubleday
Release Date: March 11, 2008
Studio: Doubleday
Features:- ISBN13: 9780385520690
- Condition: New
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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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I really thought this book was good. I really liked the concept of three different types of impossibilities. He wrote about the science of what was entailed of popular sci-fi things in a way that I could follow 99% of the time. The only reason why I didn't give it 5 stars is that I felt that he sometimes talked about the sci-fi stuff too much when I wanted him to get on and talk about the science behind it. However I definitely recommend.
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As true lover or real science, I am disappointed the Mr Kaku has abandoned his senses and instead writes junk to make himself popular. while his books are selling, he is not providing real science to the the public which I find very lacking in knowledge of science.
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A uniquely mindblowing, fascinating, entertaining experience that will change how you view the cosmos and the future of mankind. Easily the greatest work of literature I have ever read.
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Trash!! In no uncertain terms. This would make good landfill if it were not an electronic copy.
The closest this book comes to "science" is that it is, at best, "science fiction." The author makes claims that the physical phenomenon of today which represent the impossible, may one day become possible. Unfortunately, the book is just random fantasizing often disregarding the fundamental laws of physics and thermodynamics.
Occasionally some facts appear in his writing, but the ... Read More
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I have become very fascinated with the writing's of Professor Kaku. This book lets you imagination soar with possibilities for the future. A very good read for all ages!
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