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Michio kaku born january 24, 1947 is an american theoretical physicist, the henry semat professor of theoretical physics at the city college of new york, a futurist, and a communicator and. Michio kaku books list of books by author michio kaku. In parallel worlds, worldrenowned physicist and bestselling author michio kakuan author who has a knack for bringing the most ethereal ideas down to earth wall street journaltakes readers on a fascinating tour of cosmology, mtheory, and its implications for the fate of the universe. A genuine theory of everything, kaku explains, could be used to calculate quantum corrections to wormholes, calculate their stability, and prove the equivalence of the two, but susskind and maldacena are working backwards to get to the theory of everything.
He divides 15 chapters into the notimpossible invisibility, death rays, telepathy, power from antimatter, possibly impossible time travel, parallel universes and probably impossible. Hes the cofounder of string field theory which is a cobranch of string theory and continues einsteins search to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into one unified field theory. A scientific odyssey through parallel universes, time warps and the tenth dimension oxford landmark science book online at best prices in india on. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Kaku has written several books about physics and related topics, has made frequent appearances on radio, television, and.
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Michio kaku apparently spent his childhood building supercolliders in his parents garage. He is a professor of theoretical physics in the city college of new york and cuny graduate center. But the repulsive force of negative energy or negative mass could conceivably keep the throat open sufficiently long to allow astronauts a clear passage. A journey through creation, higher dimensions, and the future of the cosmos is a popular science book by michio kaku first published in 2004. Others have claimed jumping into such a wormhole will open the door to other dimensions in the socalled multiverse. This is a book definitely written for a wider public with a sensationalist twist. Michio kaku was born on the 24th january 1947, in san jose, california, usa of american and japanese descent. A wormhole is a shortcut to go from one location on a surface to another, just as a worm can dig through the center of an apple to get from one surface to another thus the name.
On the way he gives crystal clear explanations of such formidable mathematical concepts as noneuclidean geometry, kaluzaklein theory, and supergravity, the everyday tools of the string theorist. First of all, michio kaku, as a theoretical physicist, is one of my super heroes. These traditional wormholes connect different regions in the same universe and have been. I just wanted to disconnect my instagram oh, and then she wrote me a message saying, its so great to see you doing well. Hosted by morgan freeman, through the wormhole will explore the deepest mysteries of existence the questions that have puzzled mankind for eternity. But in the past few years, physicists on the cutting edge of science have found that a 10dimensional. Our universe is doomed, says professor michio kaku.
Maybe if there were a theory of everything, one could solve all of einsteins equations through a wormhole, and see whether time travel is really possible, kaku said. This concept arises from einsteins theory of general relativity, proposed years before string theory was conceived. Through the wormhole is an american science documentary television series narrated and hosted by american actor morgan freeman. Already thoroughly familiar to the seasoned science fiction fan, hyperspace is that realm which enables a spaceship captain to take his ship on a physicsdefying shortcut or wormhole to the outer shores of the galaxy in less time than it takes a 747 to fly from new york to tokyo. The first time around, those questions involved proving the existence of god. Michio kakus future of the mind the new york times. These questions have been pondered by the most exquisite minds of the human race. A scientific odyssey through parallel universes, time warps, and the tenth dimension, by michio kaku, illustrations by robert okeefe, oxford university press, 1994 hardcover, later issued as a paperback. With morgan freeman, sean carroll, michio kaku, carlos frenk. You cant travel back in time, scientists say live science. In parallel worlds, worldrenowned physicist and bestselling author michio kakuan author who has a knack for. Booktopia has hyperspace, a scientific odyssey through parallel universes, time warps, and the tenth dimension by michio kaku. Michio kaku takes the reader on a ride through hyperspace to the edge of physics. Sci fi magazine kaku covers a tremendous amount of material.
Often, the language is striking and captivating, for example. Buy a discounted paperback of hyperspace online from australias leading online bookstore. Kaku is a theoretical physicist and bestselling author and popular writer of science. A scientific odyssey through parallel universes, time warps, and the tenth dimension by michio kaku online at alibris. See all books authored by michio kaku, including hyperspace. There was a girl that bullied me years ago, and i was going through, you know, just the standard instagram wormhole on her account, going way back into her photos and, yes, ended up liking something and i was like, no. The future of humanity audiobook michio kaku audible. A scientific odyssey through parallel universes, time warps, and the tenth dimension by michio kaku. He is a scientist and theoretical physicist, who works as a professor of theoretical physics at the city college of new york. Hardly a pressing concern for today, but such proclamations lasso. Michio kaku in his book parallel worlds doesnt let these portends cause any dismay as he provides plenty of ideas for dealing with and possibly escaping from a failing universe.
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