Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration of the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation and Time Travel | 
 enlarge | Author: Michio Kaku
Publisher: Allen Lane
Category: Book
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Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 964
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 352
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Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6 x 1.4
ISBN: 0713999926
EAN: 9780713999921
ASIN: 0713999926
Publication Date: April 3, 2008
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 It's a good book though small flaws noticed June 18, 2008
Sp Morris (Staines, UK)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
I found this book to be very clear in its discussions and explanations of 'difficult' physics.
My only quibble is precognition - I have experienced precognition several times and I don't
agree with the author that it is impossible.
 On the boundaries of science and fiction June 5, 2008
Christian Jongeneel (Rotterdam NL)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Michio Kaku takes a pleasant verbal stroll along science fiction classics like force fields, time travel, parallel universes, telepathy, artificial intelligence and the like, while explaining the physics that would be involved in making these come true. Quite a lot more is physically possible than one would think.
Mr Kaku does a fine job of systematically exploring the boundaries of science and fiction. Unfortunately, his prose is rather bland and the anekdotes - the icing on the cake in books like this - lack the liveliness that is needed for a really gripping read. For readers who prefer content over style this should be no deterrent.
An entralling high level snapshot that challenges possibilities April 23, 2008
MarkP (England)
17 out of 19 found this review helpful
Got this book and finished it the day after it arrived. Captivating stuff ! As a high level introduction to the current state of a variety of scientific areas it's fantastic.
Kaku tends to spend a little more time on the areas close to him, but everthing gets good coverage. As a springboard to understand current progress it allows the reader to go off and find more information on the particular subject areas that interest them.
I read it in the same week as Ray Kurzweil's 'The Singularity is Near' and it's interesting to see both the overlap, and how things have moved on in 5 years.
All in all a great book for the layman and those with a scientific background. Oh, and a great price for a hardback book right now :)
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