Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel: Amazon.de: Michio Kaku: Englische Bücher

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"The study of the impossible has opened up entirely new vistas for science, Kaku rightly points out. It is here that the book's strength lies: the impossible is a gateway for discussing what we still do not understand, those gray areas that are surely the most fascinating part of physics.....there is a surprising amount of heavyweight, cutting-edge science woven into the fabric of this book. String theory, dark energy, metamaterials and quantum theory are just a few topics - PHYSICS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE is, in fact, an easy-to-read physics primer in disguise. Kaku has huge reach as a writer and speaker. Hopefully, his acessible, entertaining, and inspiring book will set the next Einstein on his or her path to glory."
-The New Scientist

"Michio Kaku's latest book, PHYSICS OF THE IMPOSSIBLE, aims to explain exactly why some visions of the future may eventually realized while others are likely to remain beyond the bounds of possibility...Science fiction often explores such questions; science falls silent at this point. Mr. Kaku's work helps to fill a void."
-The Economist

"Kaku encourages us to take seriously ideas the world's great intellects consider crazy, reminding us that these same powerful minds sometimes wonder whether such way-out theories and models of the universe are crazy enough to be true."
-The Seattle Times.

"An invigorating experience"
-THe Christian Science Monitor

"A genuine tour de force, skillfully delivering cogent descriptions of everything from subatomic structure to the laws of the universe."
-Kirkus (starred review)

“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

"Tour de force of science and imagination."
- LIbrary Journal (starred review)
"A fascinating exploration of the interface between science and science fiction, extremely well researched, lively, and tremendously entertaining. – Fritjof Capra, author of The Tao of Physics and The Science of Leonardo

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR PARALLEL WORLDS

“A wonderful tour, with an expert guide, of a cosmos whose comprehension forces us to stretch to the very limits of imagination.” —Brian Greene, author of The Fabric of the Cosmos

“A highly readable and exhilarating romp through the frontiers of cosmology.”
—Martin Rees, author of Our Cosmic Habitat and Our Final Century

“A roller-coaster ride through the universe—and beyond—by one of the world’s finest science writers.” —Paul Davies, Australian Centre for Astrobiology, Macquarie University, Sydney, and author of How to Build a Time Machine

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR HYPERSPACE

“One of the best popular accounts of higher physics.” —Jim Holt, Wall Street Journal

“Among the best of the genre to appear in recent years . . . What a wonderful adventure it is.” —New York Times Book Review

“Mesmerizing . . . the reader exits dizzy, elated, and looking at the world in a literally revolutionary way.” —Washington Post Book World

Kurzbeschreibung

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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The Most Fun You Can Have with Physics If You Aren't a Physicist! 10. Juni 2009

Von Donald Mitchell TOP 500 REZENSENT

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"Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets have gone out into the world." -- 1 John 4:1

If books about physics had been this entertaining when I was a child, I'm sure I would have become a theoretical physicist. Professor Michio Kaku begins with ancient beliefs about gods, moves on to science fiction, proceeds through theories proven false, and examines some of the most interesting questions and devices raised by science fiction stories to describe when, if ever, we might see such results. In all but a few cases, he sees hope.

Talk about a ray of sunshine . . . this is a profoundly optimistic book that looks realistically at our geometrically increasing rate of learning how to measure and solve problems about the fundamental characteristics of the universe such as matter, energy, time, gravity, and the universe's origins. I loved it!

If I had a choice between reading this kind of book and even the best science fiction, I would pick this one. Why? Because it helps point the way toward the important questions and the value of answering them. I miss this in most science writing.

Most science writing, by contrast, is either trying to prove too much about current theories or is of little interest to people outside the particular field.

Professor Kaku puts various concepts into one of three bins:

1. Likely to be accomplished or understood in the next 100 years.

2. Likely to be accomplished or understood only after millions of years.

3. Apparently impossible, no matter how much we learn.

Interestingly, he puts a lot of items in the first category including:

Force Fields
Invisibility
Energy Beam Weapons (Phasers and Death Stars)
Teleportation
Telepathy
Psychokinesis
Intelligent Robots
Extraterrestrials and UFOs
Starships
Antimatter and Anti-universes

In those discussions, you'll learn about fascinating experiments where the seemingly "impossible" has already been done and promises the potential for even more remarkable accomplishments in the future.

More challenging problems await us for learning to travel faster than light, traveling through time, and exploring parallel universes.

Perpetual motion machines and precognition (which most people believe in) are ruled out.

As I read the book, I was fascinated to realize how much different it would have read if written 50, 40, 30, 20, or even 10 years ago. It made me wonder how such a book will read in 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 years in the future.

Imagine a more limitless future!

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Ich wäre gerne Methusalem 3. Oktober 2008

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Dann könnte ich nämlich noch ein paar Jahrhunderte in der Gegend sein um zu erfahren wie sich diese Techniken entwickeln.
Ich kenne Michio Kaku bis jetzt nur aus div. Dokus und habe seine Ausführungen immer hoch interessant und anspruchsvoll gefunden. Dieses Buch topt diese Erfahrung nochmals.
Ein tolles Buch, dass Lust macht in die Zukunft zu sehen, was ja leider völlig unmöglich ist, wie man lesen muss.

Absolutely Great!!! 28. September 2009

Von Adnan Shah

I would say this book was worth more than what i paid for. Michio Kaku puts all the futuristic concepts in such a detailed and yet 'easy to understand' manner that i dont think you need to be a science student to read this book, although some backgroud would be helpful to visualize what he is talking about like for example semiconductors. This book was very interesting and kept me busy for a week. You will even get a lot of knowledge on the history of some technologies and great scientists as Kaku starts each concept and technology from the time when the idea was first conceived. There is a lot of reference to well known movies (Star Trek, Back to the Future, etc), novels and even religious views. Im looking forward to reading this book again. I assure you will like it just as much as I did.