Hij is ook auteur van een aantal populairwetenschappelijke boeken. Michio kaku specializes in public outreach and explaining complicated physics concepts in terms people can understand and appreciate. Michio kaku holds the henry semat professorship in theoretical physics at the city college and the graduate center of the city university of new york. Michio kaku is a theoretical physicist and the cofounder of string field theory a branch of string theory, and he continues einsteins search to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into one unified theory.
He has written several books about physics and related topics of science. Us has worst educational system known to science says in a conversation with michael schrage. Join facebook to connect with michio kaku and others you may know. What makes michio kakus vision of the future of science so compelling and authoritative is that it is based on the groundbreaking research already underway at. Big think videos with theoretical physicist michio kaku. Visions, hyperspace, einstein kosmos en parallel worlds, en coauteur van beyond einstein.
A syndicated hour long radio program on science, technology, politics, and the environment, hosted by dr. Science quotes by michio kaku 28 quotes a hundred years ago, auguste compte, a great philosopher, said that humans will never be able to visit the stars, that we will never know what stars are made out of, that thats the one thing that science will never ever understand, because theyre so far away. I read a few other works by dr kaku and those books, although addressing string theory were presented at a level more manageable for me. Jul 21, 2014 michio kaku has an extraordinary mind. Michio kaku, one of the most influential living scientists and a new york times bestselling author, selects the years top science and nature writing from writers who balance research with humanity and, in the process, uncover riveting stories of discovery across the disciplines.
Michio kaku is the cofounder of string field theory and is the author of international bestselling books such as hyperspace, visions, and beyond einstein. This week on press pass, were taking a deep dive into the human brain with a theoretical physicist renowned for pushing the boundaries of science, dr. Kaku is the author of several textbooks on string theory and quantum field theory. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. His grandfather immigrated to the united states to help with the 1906 cleanup operation for the san francisco earthquake.
Michio kaku is currently considered a single author. Introduction to superstrings and mtheory graduate texts in. He is a professor of theoretical physics in the city college of new york and cuny graduate center. Michio kaku was born on january 24, 1947 to japanese parents of tibetan ancestry. May 18, 2004 this isnt a michio kaku book, but, i also recommmend that you check out the story of light by ben bova. Apr 11, 2009 discover book depositorys huge selection of michio kaku books online. Michio kaku is an american theoretical physicist, best known as one of the founders of string field theory. In physics of the impossible, michio kaku, a renowned physicist and cofounder of string field theory, explores to what extent the technologies and devices of science fiction that are deemed equally impossible today might well become commonplace in the future. Michio kaku is a theoretical physist at city university of new york,he is an imaginative person, his books even after being about complex sciences are very easy to understand, they are written in a layman sort of language maybe coz he is japane. Michio kaku claims to have proof that the universe was designed he said of his research. His recent book, the future of the mind, is outstanding and is very easy to read and exceptionally valuable. He is the science correspondent for cbs this morning. Michio kaku attempts to build a real lightsaber from the star wars universe using modern technology.
Michio kaku on the future of the mind david gregory, anchor. Michio kaku books list of books by author michio kaku. A scientific odyssey through parallel universes, time warps, and the tenth dimension, and physics of the impossible. A scientific exploration of the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel, and more on. Original answer i have never met michio kaku as he was segueing out of active research from the time i started graduate school. Kakus einsteins cosmos fits albert einsteins life and work into less than 200 pages of highly readable story that gives insight into special and general relativity and also his try to find a unified field theory without going into too much detail about the physics nor about einsteins. He has published several books and hosts television specials and a weekly radio program. Michio kaku is an american theoretical physicist at the city college of new york, bestselling author, a futurist, and a communicator and popularizer of science. In a compelling, thoughtprovoking, and entertaining narrative, he explains how the. Discover book depositorys huge selection of michio kaku books online. I have concluded that we are in a world made by rules created by an intelligence. Michio kaku paints a panoramic picture of wher e the scientists are taking the brain. It loves nothing better than occupying itself untangling the mathematics of subatomic strings vibrating in 11 dimensions. By 2020, the word computer will have vanished from the english language, physicist michio kaku predicts.
See all books authored by michio kaku, including hyperspace. Its not exactly physics, but it is about light and it gets into very interesting subjects and a lot of stuff that has to do with physics. Kaku has written several books about physics and related. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Feb 21, 2005 michio kaku, physicist, city university of new york take a trip to a new york icerink at the weekend and youre likely to see a middleaged japanese man jumping and spinning in perfect harmony. Feb 29, 2020 big think videos with theoretical physicist michio kaku. Michio kaku quotes 28 science quotes dictionary of. Books by michio kaku author of physics of the impossible. Michio kaku, guest editor, is a professor of physics at the city university of new york, cofounder of the field of string theory, and a bestselling author. Dec 12, 2016 michio kaku claims to have proof that the universe was designed he said of his research. What makes michio kaku s vision of the future of science so compelling and authoritative is that it is based on the groundbreaking research already underway at leading laboratories around the world. Kaku has written several books about physics and related topics, has made.
Your allaccess pass to an extra meet the press conversation. Michio kaku is a professor of physics at the city university of new york, cofounder of string field theory, and the new york times bestselling author of several widely acclaimed science books, including the future of the mind, hyperspace, beyond einstein, physics of the impossible, and physics of the future. Michio kaku is a professor of physics at the city university of new york, cofounder of string field theory, and the author of several widely acclaimed science books, including hyperspace, beyond einstein, physics of the impossible, and physics of the future. However, the rise of quantum chromodynamics qcd and the standard model has made it urgent to have a fully modern textbook for the 1990s and beyond. His goal is to help complete einsteins dream of a theory of everything, a single equation which will unify all the fundamental forces in the universe.
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