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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, Hyperspace, and Physics of the Impossible--the basis for his Science Channel TV show, Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible--and the host of two radio programs, Explorations and Science Fantastic. 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...

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Beyond Einstein
The Cosmic Quest for the Theory of the Universe
Written by Michio Kaku and Jennifer Trainer Thompson

Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: September 1, 1995
Price: $15.95

Revised and Updated

Beyond Einstein takes readers on an exciting excursion into the discoveries that have led scientists to the brightest new prospect in theoretical physics today -- superstring theory. This revolutionary breakthrough may well be the fulfillment of Albert Einstein's lifelong dream of a Theory of Everything,uniting the laws of physics... Read more >

Hyperspace
A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimens ion
Written by Michio Kaku

Format: Trade Paperback, 384 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: February 1, 1995
Price: $16.00

The first book-length exploration of the most exciting development in modern physics, the theory of 10-dimensional space. The theory of hyperspace, which Michio Kaku pioneered, may be the leading candidate for the Theory of Everything that Einstein spent the remaining years of his life searching for. Read more >

Parallel Worlds
A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
Written by Michio Kaku

Format: Trade Paperback, 448 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: February 14, 2006
Price: $16.00

Is our universe dying?

Could there be other universes?

In Parallel Worlds, world-renowned physicist and bestselling author Michio Kaku—an author who “has a knack for bringing the most ethereal ideas down to earth” (Wall Street Journal)—takes readers on a fascinating tour of cosmology, M-theory, and its implications for the fate of the... Read more >

Parallel Worlds
A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
Written by Michio Kaku

Format: eBook
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: March 14, 2006
Price: $13.99

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Physics of the Future
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
Written by Michio Kaku

Format: Trade Paperback, 480 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: February 21, 2012
Price: $15.95

Space elevators. Internet-enabled contact lenses. Cars that fly by floating on magnetic fields. This is the stuff of science fiction—it’s also daily life in the year 2100.

Renowned theoretical physicist Michio Kaku details the developments in computer technology, artificial intelligence, medicine, space travel, and more, that are poised to happen over the... Read more >

Physics of the Future
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
Written by Michio Kaku

Format: Hardcover, 416 pages
Publisher: Doubleday
On Sale: March 15, 2011
Price: $28.95

The New York Times bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible gives us a stunning and provocative vision of the future.

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... Read more >

Physics of the Future
How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100
Written by Michio Kaku

Format: eBook, 352 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: March 15, 2011
Price: $12.99

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Physics of the Impossible
A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
Written by Michio Kaku

Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: April 7, 2009
Price: $15.95

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... Read more >

Physics of the Impossible
A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
Written by Michio Kaku

Format: Hardcover, 352 pages
Publisher: Doubleday
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $28.95

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... Read more >

Physics of the Impossible
A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
Written by Michio Kaku

Format: eBook, 288 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: March 11, 2008
Price: $11.99

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Visions
How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century
Written by Michio Kaku

Format: Trade Paperback, 416 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: September 15, 1998
Price: $15.00

Now in Paperback. A Library Journal Best Scientific & Technical Book.

In Visions, Michio Kaku examines the great scientific revolutions that have reshaped the 20th century-quantum mechanics, biogenetics, and artificial intelligence-and shows how they will change science and society in the 21st century.  In Section I, Kaku explores the evolution and development... Read more >

Visions
How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century
Written by Michio Kaku

Format: eBook, 416 pages
Publisher: Anchor
On Sale: May 25, 2011
Price: $11.99

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