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Physics of the Impossible

A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel

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Physics of the Impossible

Written by: Michio Kaku
Narrated by: Feodor Chin
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 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 (such as phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel) 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. 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 listeners on an unforgettable, mesmerizing journey into the world of science that both enlightens and entertains.

    • ©2008 Michio Kaku (P)2008 Random House, Inc.     Physics Science

    What the critics say

    "Science and science fiction buffs can easily follow Kaku's explanations as he shows that in the wonderful worlds of science, impossible things are happening every day." ( Publishers Weekly)

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    One of my fav reads and really easy to understand

    Kaku is gifted in his ability to write simply so even the most complex ideas are at least partially digestible. He touched on every area I was curious about with dedicated chapters. Super easy and quick to ready I highly recommend it to any lay person who just loves physics!

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    Compelling and Exciting

    It’s an exciting preview of humanities potential in a way that’s understandable if it a category of interest for you. #Audible1

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    great book and reader

    really enjoying this book, explains in detail many of the tech in science fiction to the average person. the narrator is also top notch

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