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

by Michio Kaku

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... (read more)

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Overview: Amazon Reviews

Another Masterpiece From NYU's Genius Kaku

Rated 5 stars

Reviewed by an Amazon user, March 13, 2008

Michio Kaku is a well-respected theoretical physicist and astronomer, who can lucidly explain some of the universe's most complex concepts. He agains fails to disappoint in "Physics of the Impossible," an incredibly interesting analysis documenting how many theories have passed from the realm of science fiction into science fact. This is a must-read for astronomy enthusiasts like myself. 5 stars!!!