Physics of the Impossible

A fascinating investigation into the physics of the impossibly feasible, covering everything from invisibility cloaks to death rays and force fields, and illuminating the possibility of these technologies developing decades or even millennia from now.

Scientists a century ago would have said that the atomic bomb, TVs, and lasers were not physically possible. The famous scientist Michio Kaku investigates in Physics of the implausible how far-fetched science fiction gadgets and technologies that are considered equally implausible today can very well become normal in the future.

Kaku explores the foundations and boundaries of the rules of physics as they apply to modern science fiction, from teleportation to telekinesis. He categorizes the unattainable technologies into three classes—Class I, II, and III—based on whether he believes they will be realized in the next centuries, millennia, or maybe never. He describes in an engaging and thought-provoking story how we could be able to bend light around an item in the future, much like a stream around a rock, rendering it invisible to spectators "downstream." How we could reach the surrounding stars in the future using ramjet rockets, laser sails, antimatter engines, and nanorockets Once thought to be pseudoscience, telepathy and psychokinesis might one day be achievable because to advancements in MRI, computers, superconductivity, and nanotechnology Why it seems like a time machine may be constructed within the known principles of quantum physics, even if such a society would need to be very sophisticated

Kaku explains the science behind each invention by starting his explanation with a description of that technology. Physics of the Impossible is an incredible scientific voyage that captivates and enlightens readers about the world of science. It is an amazing scientific experience.