Famous physicist Michio Kaku explores technologies, phenomena, or devices that today seem implausible, from the standpoint of whether they could be realized in the future. Speaking about our near future in an accessible way, the scientist explains how the Universe works. What is the Big Bang and black holes, phasers and antimatter. From the book “Physics of the Impossible,” you will learn that already in the 21st century—during our lifetime—power fields, invisibility, mind-reading, communication with extraterrestrial civilizations, and even teleportation and interstellar travel may become a reality.
Contents:
Physics of the Impossible
Introduction
Acknowledgments
Part I: Class I Impossibilities
1. A protective force field
2. Invisibility
3. Phasers and Death Stars
4. Teleportation
5. Telepathy
6. Telekinesis
7. Robots
8. Extraterrestrial civilizations and flying saucers
9. Starships
10. Antimatter and antiverses
Part II: Class II Impossibilities
11. Faster than light
12. Time travel
13. Parallel universes
Part III: Class III Impossibilities
14. The perpetual motion machine
15. Predicting the future
Epilogue: The future of the impossible