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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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Random House Digital, Inc., Mar 11, 2008 - Science - 288 pages
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 our current understanding of the universe's physical laws may permit in the near and distant future.Entertaining, informative, and imaginative, Physics of the Impossible probes the very limits of human ingenuity and scientific possibility.


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Overall - fun and educational! - Goodreads
And the author dumbed down his explanations. - Goodreads
Kaku's a fantastic writer. - Goodreads
Fun and educational read. - Goodreads
Such a great writer! - Goodreads
His explanations and set up of the book are good. - Goodreads

Review: Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel

User Review  - Pedro Cabiya - Goodreads

Very good cataloging of impossibilities by Civilization Type. Read full review

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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, and the bestseller Hyperspace. 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 Daily Telegraph, New Scientist Magazine, and other periodcals.


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