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The year 2100 that Kaku predicts in his ambitious new book is filled with gadgets like internet-connected contact lenses...It is packed with scholarship and is quite readable for the work of a scientist (Jonathan Margolis Mail on Sunday )
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Based on interviews with over three hundred of the world's top scientists, who are already inventing the future in their labs, Kaku-in a lucid and engaging fashion-presents the revolutionary developments in medicine, computers, quantum physics, and space travel that will forever change our way of life and alter the course of civilization itself.
His astonishing revelations include:
The Internet will be in your contact lens. It will recognize people's faces, display their biographies, and even translate their words into subtitles.
You will control computers and appliances via tiny sensors that pick up your brain scans. You will be able to rearrange the shape of objects.
Sensors in your clothing, bathroom, and appliances will monitor your vitals, and nanobots will scan your DNA and cells for signs of danger, allowing life expectancy to increase dramatically.
Radically new spaceships, using laser propulsion, may replace the expensive chemical rockets of today. You may be able to take an elevator hundreds of miles into space by simply pushing the "up" button.
Like Physics of the Impossible and Visions before it, Physics of the Future is an exhilarating, wondrous ride through the next one hundred years of breathtaking scientific revolution.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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This was a really interesting read. I have previously read Kaku's 'Parallel Worlds' and thoroughly enjoyed it and therefore thought I might give this book a go. I was not disappointed, I found it very intriguing and difficult to put down until I had finished and continue to flick through it now to re-read my favourite sections. Kaku explains the path of technology and discusses with prominent scientists what is currently being explored in the world of medicine, robotics, computers and also the world of quantum physics and what this will mean in regards to our daily lives in the future. He also talks about the future of space travel (including things such as the possibility of a space elevator) the future of energy, wealth, nanotechnology, virtual worlds, holograms, internet contact lenses and universal translators plus many other ideas. It really is fascinating to find out how many of these ideas are already being explored and made into prototypes as Kaku discovers on visits to places such as Silicon Valley, CERN, Tokyo, plus many more laboratories and universities all over the world, speaking with people working on the cutting edge of scientific discovery. Kaku also shows a sense of humour, frequently mentioning how many of these ideas appear in things we will have seen or heard of in Sci Fi films and shows such as Star Trek, Star Wars, iRobot and even the Wizard of Oz. Kaku also explains a scale used to measure the advancement of civilizations which I found extremely interesting and have read about in another of his books but which was expanded upon further here. Overall this is an absorbing and evocative read that I would recommend.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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`Physics of the Future' offers a grand tour of the future of science: through computing, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, medicine, energy, space flight, the economy and politics. Technology is one of the strongest drivers of change in human society and economy, so it's great to have a sneak preview of what's around the corner.
Weighing in at 360 pages the book's not deep, but it doesn't need to be. Its purpose is to expose the reader to bright new possibilities: I'd never thought about my clothes calling an ambulance if they detected blood. The author's excitement for science is infectious. If I had a teenage sibling, they'd be getting a copy.
The writing, however, is poor. There is significant repetition. Paragraphs have clearly been copy `n' pasted around in the book. This gives the feeling it was dashed off to meet a publisher's deadline. The book's excess of quotations suggests the influence of ghost researchers.
Weighing in at 360 pages the book's not deep, but it doesn't need to be. Its purpose is to expose the reader to bright new possibilities: I'd never thought about my clothes calling an ambulance if they detected blood. The author's excitement for science is infectious. If I had a teenage sibling, they'd be getting a copy.
The writing, however, is poor. There is significant repetition. Paragraphs have clearly been copy `n' pasted around in the book. This gives the feeling it was dashed off to meet a publisher's deadline. The book's excess of quotations suggests the influence of ghost researchers.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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This is a great book and whilst it contains many 'known' thoughts and commentaries - they are pulled together in a clear, interesting and logical way. I read it from the perspective of a psychologist as Michio Kaku's observations on technological advances have so many implications for the psychology of the human race. Every chapter gives food for thought and identifies real challenges to us as a species. Fascinating stuff and now we need to start addressing some of these issues and coming up with some solutions to challenges.
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Physics of the Future
Michio Kaku is the lay reader's dream - an accomplished scientist who communicates intricate concepts in a way anyone can comprehend. Read more
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Very interesting book about future developments in science and technology. Concise and clearly written, I have really enjoyed this informative and interesting book
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This book from the start is totally absorbing, we was immersed in the intriguing world of projection by Michic Kaku. Read more
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This book is unfortenately complete rubbish. After immensily enjoying Michio Kakus Parallel Worlds and Physics of the Impossible I was greatly looking forward to his latest book. Read more
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Entertaining and highly readible
I would recommend this book to everyone. If anyone thinks Michio had dumbed down too much then go buy text books instead. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Jacky
Michio Kaku - He's done it again
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for any of you that have just read Physics of the impossible and are looking to further the joy you had from that then this is the book for you!
for any of you that have just read Physics of the impossible and are looking to further the joy you had from that then this is the book for you!
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Michio Kaku's "Physics of the Future" is disappointing. While it contains a fair quantity of interesting material, it offers nothing that is astonishing. Read more
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Not doing a long review but, this book is awesome. Its well written, incredibly well researched and full of information.
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