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Michio Kaku


Michio Kaku is the Henry Semat Professor of Theoretical Physics at the CUNY Graduate Center, a leader in the field of theoretical physics, and cofounder of string field theory. He is the author of several widely acclaimed science books, including Parallel Worlds, Visions, Beyond Einstein, Hyperspace, and Physics of the Impossible--the basis for his Science Channel TV show, Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible--and the host of two radio programs, Explorations and Science Fantastic. His books have been translated all over the world. He has written for Time, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Discover Magazine, The London...

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Physics of the Future
Written by Michio Kaku

Trade Paperback | 480 pages | Anchor | Science - Physics
978-0-307-47333-2 (0-307-47333-3)

February 21, 2012 | $18.95

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Physics of the Future
Written by Michio Kaku

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ISBN: 9780307473332
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Space elevators. Internet-enabled contact lenses. Cars that fly by floating on magnetic fields. This is the stuff of science fiction—it’s also daily life in the year 2100.

Renowned theoretical physicist Michio Kaku details the developments in computer technology, artificial intelligence, medicine, space travel, and more, that are poised to happen over the...




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Visions
Written by Michio Kaku

eBook | 416 pages | Anchor | Science
978-0-307-79477-2 (0-307-79477-6)

May 25, 2011 | $13.99

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Visions
Written by Michio Kaku

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ISBN: 9780307794772
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In Visions, physicist and author Michio Kaku examines the great scientific revolutions that have dramatically reshaped the twentieth century--the quantum mechanics, biogenetics, and artificial intelligence--and shows how they will change and alter science and the way we live.

The next century will witness more far-reaching scientific revolutions, as we make the transition...

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Physics of the Future
Written by Michio Kaku

Hardcover | 416 pages | Doubleday | Science - Physics; Technology; Science
978-0-385-53080-4 (0-385-53080-3)

March 15, 2011 | $33.00

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Physics of the Future
Written by Michio Kaku

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ISBN: 9780385530804
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Imagine, if you can, the world in the year 2100.

In Physics of the Future, Michio Kaku—the New York Times bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible—gives us a stunning, provocative, and exhilarating vision of the coming century based on interviews with over three hundred of the world’s top scientists who are...




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Physics of the Future
Written by Michio Kaku

eBook | 352 pages | Anchor | Science - Physics; Technology; Science
978-0-385-53081-1 (0-385-53081-1)

March 15, 2011 | $14.99

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Physics of the Future
Written by Michio Kaku

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ISBN: 9780385530811
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Imagine, if you can, the world in the year 2100.

In Physics of the Future, Michio Kaku—the New York Times bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible—gives us a stunning, provocative, and exhilarating vision of the coming century based on interviews with over three hundred of the world’s top scientists who are...




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Physics of the Future
Written by Michio Kaku
Read by Feodor Chin

Unabridged Compact Disc | pages | Random House Audio | Science - Physics; Technology; Science
978-0-307-87705-5 (0-307-87705-1)

March 15, 2011 | $51.00

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Physics of the Future
Written by Michio Kaku, Read by Feodor Chin

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ISBN: 9780307877055
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Imagine, if you can, the world in the year 2100.

In Physics of the Future, Michio Kaku—the New York Times bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible—gives us a stunning, provocative, and exhilarating vision of the coming century based on interviews with over three hundred of the world’s top scientists who are...




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Physics of the Future
Written by Michio Kaku
Read by Feodor Chin

Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Science - Physics; Technology; Science
978-0-307-87706-2 (0-307-87706-X)

March 15, 2011 | $25.50

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Physics of the Future
Written by Michio Kaku, Read by Feodor Chin

Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780307877062
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Imagine, if you can, the world in the year 2100.

In Physics of the Future, Michio Kaku—the New York Times bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible—gives us a stunning, provocative, and exhilarating vision of the coming century based on interviews with over three hundred of the world’s top scientists who are...



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Physics of the Impossible
Written by Michio Kaku

Trade Paperback | 352 pages | Anchor | Science - Physics
978-0-307-27882-1 (0-307-27882-4)

April 7, 2009 | $18.95

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Physics of the Impossible
Written by Michio Kaku

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ISBN: 9780307278821
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Teleportation, time machines, force fields, and interstellar space ships—the stuff of science fiction or potentially attainable future technologies? Inspired by the fantastic worlds of Star Trek, Star Wars, and Back to the Future, renowned theoretical physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku takes an informed, serious, and often surprising look at what...

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Physics of the Impossible
Written by Michio Kaku
Read by Feodor Chin

Unabridged Audiobook Download | pages | Random House Audio | Science - Physics
978-0-7393-5903-7 (0-7393-5903-7)

March 11, 2008 | $25.50

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Physics of the Impossible
Written by Michio Kaku, Read by Feodor Chin

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ISBN: 9780739359037
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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...

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Physics of the Impossible
Written by Michio Kaku

Hardcover | 352 pages | Doubleday | Science - Physics
978-0-385-52069-0 (0-385-52069-7)

March 11, 2008 | $34.00

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Physics of the Impossible
Written by Michio Kaku

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ISBN: 9780385520690
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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...



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Physics of the Impossible
Written by Michio Kaku

eBook | 288 pages | Anchor | Science - Physics
978-0-385-52544-2 (0-385-52544-3)

March 11, 2008 | $13.99

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Physics of the Impossible
Written by Michio Kaku

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780385525442
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Teleportation, time machines, force fields, and interstellar space ships—the stuff of science fiction or potentially attainable future technologies? Inspired by the fantastic worlds of Star Trek, Star Wars, and Back to the Future, renowned theoretical physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku takes an informed, serious, and often surprising look at what...


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Parallel Worlds
Written by Michio Kaku

eBook | pages | Anchor | Science - Physics; Science - Cosmology
978-0-307-27698-8 (0-307-27698-8)

March 14, 2006 | $13.99

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Parallel Worlds
Written by Michio Kaku

Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307276988
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In this thrilling journey into the mysteries of our cosmos, bestselling author Michio Kaku takes us on a dizzying ride to explore black holes and time machines, multidimensional space and, most tantalizing of all, the possibility that parallel universes may lay alongside our own. Kaku skillfully guides us through the latest...

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Parallel Worlds
Written by Michio Kaku

Trade Paperback | 448 pages | Anchor | Science - Physics; Science - Cosmology
978-1-4000-3372-0 (1-4000-3372-1)

February 14, 2006 | $19.95

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Parallel Worlds
Written by Michio Kaku

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ISBN: 9781400033720
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In this thrilling journey into the mysteries of our cosmos, bestselling author Michio Kaku takes us on a dizzying ride to explore black holes and time machines, multidimensional space and, most tantalizing of all, the possibility that parallel universes may lay alongside our own. Kaku skillfully guides us through the latest...

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Visions
Written by Michio Kaku

Trade Paperback | 416 pages | Anchor | Science
978-0-385-48499-2 (0-385-48499-2)

September 15, 1998 | $18.95

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Visions
Written by Michio Kaku

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ISBN: 9780385484992
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In Visions, physicist and author Michio Kaku examines the great scientific revolutions that have dramatically reshaped the twentieth century--the quantum mechanics, biogenetics, and artificial intelligence--and shows how they will change and alter science and the way we live.

The next century will witness more far-reaching scientific revolutions, as we make the transition...

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Beyond Einstein

Trade Paperback | 240 pages | Anchor | Science
978-0-385-47781-9 (0-385-47781-3)

September 1, 1995 | $18.95

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Beyond Einstein
Written by Michio Kaku and Jennifer Trainer Thompson

Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780385477819
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Beyond Einstein takes readers on an exciting excursion into the discoveries that have led scientists to the brightest new prospect in theoretical physics today -- superstring theory. What is superstring theory and why is it important? This revolutionary breakthrough may well be the
fulfillment of  Albert Einstein's lifelong dream of a Theory of...


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Hyperspace
Written by Michio Kaku

Trade Paperback | 384 pages | Anchor | Science - Physics
978-0-385-47705-5 (0-385-47705-8)

February 1, 1995 | $19.95

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Hyperspace
Written by Michio Kaku

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ISBN: 9780385477055
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The first book-length exploration of the most exciting development in modern physics, the theory of 10-dimensional space. The theory of hyperspace, which Michio Kaku pioneered, may be the leading candidate for the Theory of Everything that Einstein spent the remaining years of his life searching for.


              
              



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