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theoretical physicist
Dr. Michio Kaku
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"Science is the engine of prosperity."
"What we usually consider as impossible are simply engineering problems. There's no law of physics preventing them."
— Dr. Michio Kaku
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edward teller arranged for a scholarship to Harvard for Michio Kaku
Michio Kaku's official website
Michio Kaku's official Facebook page
Michio Kaku entry at Wikipedia
Michio Kaku credits [since 1980] at Internet Movie Database
browse books at the Michio Kaku Store at Amazon
Major Works
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 | "Beyond Einstein: The Cosmic Quest For The Theory of The Universe" [1987] by Michio Kaku, with Jennifer Trainer Thompson Anchor/Doubleday 8x5 pb [12/98] for $9.71 Bantam hardcover [3/87] out of print/used |
 | "Quantum Field Theory: A Modern Introduction" [1993 textbook] by Michio Kaku Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [3/93] for $155.65 {sic} |
 | "Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps & The Tenth Dimension" [1994 bestseller] by Michio Kaku, illustrations by Robert O'Keefe voted one of the best science books of the year by The New York Times Kindle Edition from Oxford Univ Press [1994 edition] for $9.74 Anchor/Doubleday 8x5 pb [3/95] for $10.25 Oxford Univ Press 9½x6½ hardcover [4/94] for $51.10 |
 | "Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize The 21st Century" [1997] by Michio Kaku Bantam 8x5½ pb [5/98] for $11.20 Doubleday 10x6½ hardcover [1/97] out of print/used |
 | "Introduction To Superstrings & M-Theory" [1998 textbook] by Michio Kaku Springer 9½x6½ hardcover [12/98] for $54.95 |
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"Strings, Conformal Fields, and M-Theory" [1999 textbook] by Michio Kaku Springer 9¼x6 pb [12/2012] for $159.00 {sic} Springer 9¼x6 hardcover [1/2000] for $127.20 {sic} Springer hardcover [12/99] out of print/used |
 | "Einstein's Cosmos: How Albert Einstein's Vision Transformed Our Under-standing of Space & Time" [2004] by Michio Kaku
W.W. Norton 8x5¼ pb [5/2005] for $13.95 W.W. Norton 8½x5½ hardcover [4/2004] for $17.90 |
 | "Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and The Future of The Cosmos" [2004] by Michio Kaku
Kindle Edition from Anchor/Random House [2006 edition] for $12.99 Anchor Books 8x5¼ pb [2/2006] for $11.50 Doubleday 9½x6½ hardcover [12/2004] out of print/50+ used |
 | "Physics of The Impossible: A Scientific Exploration Into The World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel" [2008] by Michio Kaku
Kindle Edition from Penguin [4/2008] for $10.93 Anchor Books 8x5¼ pb [4/2009] for $11.83 Doubleday 9½x6½ hardcover [3/2008] for $28.95 |
 | "Physics of The Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives By The Year 2100" [2011] by Michio Kaku
Kindle Edition from Anchor/Random House [3/2011] for $15.99 Anchor Books 8x5¼ pb [2/2012] for $10.27 Allen Lane 9½x6½ hardcover [5/2011] out of print/60+ used |
 | "The Future of The Mind: The Scientific Quest To Understand, Enhance, and Empower The Mind" [2014] by Michio Kaku
Kindle Edition from Doubleday [2/2014] for $8.99 Anchor Books 8x5¼ pb [2/2015] for $9.87 Doubleday 9½x6½ hardcover [2/2014] out of print/100+ used |
Other Works
Dr. Michio Kaku article on 'M-Theory'
 | "Nuclear Power: Both Sides - The Best Arguments For and Against The Most Controversial Technology" [1982] Edited by Michio Kaku & Jennifer Trainer contributors include Hans A. Bethe, Ralph Nader W.W. Norton & Co. 9x6 pb [9/83] for $23.15 W.W. Norton & Co. hardcover [1982] out of print/many used |
 | "To Win A Nuclear War: The Pentagon's Secret War Plans" [1987] by Michio Kaku & Daniel Axelrod, Foreword by Ramsey Clark South End Press 8½x5½ pb [7/99] out of print/used South End Press 8½x5½ pb [7/99] out of print/used Black Rose Books, Canada 8¾x5½ hardcover [10/87] for $48.99 |
 | "The Best American Science Writing 2012" Edited by Michio Kaku "enthralling and eye-opening essays about the latest developments in biochemistry, physics, astronomy, genetics, evolutionary theory, cognition, and more"; contributors include Rivka Galchen, Jaron Lanier, P.J. O'Rourke Ecco 8x5¼ pb [9/2012] for $11.20 Ecco pb [9/2012] out of print/used |
Michio Kaku Quotations
"The Air Force is to be applauded for investigating technologies that may have value for national security . . . But wormholes, negative energies, "It's pointless to have a nice clean desk, because it means [that] you're not doing anything."
"[T]he yeoman work in any science, and especially physics, is done by the experimentalist, who must keep the theoreticians honest."
"Global warming is controversial, of course, but the controversy is mainly over whether human activity is driving it."
"The most complex object in the known universe, the brain, only uses twenty watts of power. It would require a nuclear reactor power plant "Physicists are made of atoms. A physicist is an attempt by an atom to understand itself."
"If you could meet your grandkids as elderly citizens in the year 2100 . . . you would view them "Almost everything [that] you see in your living room or a modern hospital can be traced back to physicists."
warped space-time, et cetera . . . require futuristic technologies [that are] centuries to millions of years ahead of ours. The only thing
going down the wormhole is taxpayers' money"
to energize a computer the size of a city block to mimic your brain. So if someone calls you a dim bulb, that's a compliment."
as being, basically, Greek gods . . . that's where we're headed."
Movies & Television, Other Media
Michio Kaku credits [since 1980] at Internet Movie Database
'Dr. Kaku’s Universe' YouTube channel [est. 8/2015]
1991 interview on "Conversations with Harold Hudson Channer" [air date Dec 1991]
 | hour-long TV interview with Michio Kaku, PhD conducted by longtime program host Harold Channer watch full show [8/2008 upload; 56:32] online at YouTube program not listed at IMDb |
"Dr. Michio Kaku: The Next World In 2030" [2009]
lecture subtitle: "How Science Will Affect Computers, Medicine, Jobs, Our Lifestyles, and the Wealth of Our Nations"
delivered & filmed 28 October 2009 at Queensborough Community College in New York City
watch full lecture [11/2015 upload; 58:21] online at YouTube
C-SPAN In-Depth interview of Dr. Michio Kaku [aired Oct 2010]
3-hour interview on C-SPAN In-Depth series, hosted by Peter Slen
watch full show [3:00:24] online at C-SPAN
post-Fukushima disaster interview of Dr. Michio Kaku [aired 13 April 2011]
episode of "Democracy Now!" TV series hosted by Amy Goodman
watch news segment [1/2015 upload; 13:32] online at YouTube
11 March 2011 Fukushima disaster entry at Wikipedia •
episode credits at IMDb
"The Big Think" [2012]
 | "Michio Kaku: The Universe In A Nutshell" [2012] Michio Kaku's ¾-hour main lecture covers Unified Field Theory, Physics and The Impossible, History of Physics, Beginning of Modern Physics, Isaac Newton & Gravity, Farraday & Electromagnetism, Maxwell's Equations, Einstein & The Nuclear Age, Anti-matter, The Standard Atomic Model, String Theory, The Multiverse, The Fifth Force, Dark Matter, and The Future of Physics watch main video [8/2012 upload; 42:13] online at YouTube |
Michio Kaku also taped several short lecture podcasts for The Big Think website
"Michio Kaku: Nuclear Power Is A Faustian Bargain"
watch podcast video [5/2011 upload; 2:46] online at YouTube
"Michio Kaku: Fusion Really Is 20 Years Away"
watch podcast video [5/2011 upload; 2:47] online at YouTube
"Michio Kaku: The Evolution of Intelligence"
watch podcast video [3/2014 upload; 5:27] online at YouTube
"Michio Kaku: Consciousness Can be Quantified"
watch podcast video [3/2014 upload; 4:45] online at YouTube
"Michio Kaku: The Supergenius"
watch podcast video [5/2014 upload; 4:01] online at YouTube
"Dr. Michio Kaku: The Future of the Mind" [2014 lecture]
lecture subtitle: "The Scientific Quest To Understand, Enhance, and Empower The Human Mind"
delivered & filmed at Microsoft Research in March 2014
watch full lecture [4/2014 upload; 1:04:28] online at YouTube
"The Principle: New Science" [In Ohm Ent./Rocky Mountain Pictures Oct 2014]
 | tagline: "The universe is trying to tell us something ... Are we listening?" • 'astonishing new scientific [propaganda] challenges the Copernican Principle, the foundational assumption underlying the modern scientific worldview'
Directed & co-edited by Katheryne Thomas; written & co-produced by Rick DeLano; starring Julian Barbour, Robert J. Bennett, John Byl, Bernard J. Carr, George F.R. Ellis, John Hartnett, Ron Hatch, physicist Dr. Michio Kaku, Lawrence Krauss, Kate Mulgrew, Charissa Saverio {as hologram girl}, Martin Selbrede, (co- producer) Robert Sungenis, Max Tegmark • DVD/Blu-ray not available • full credits at IMDb • official movie site Amazon Instant Video [2014] HD rental $2.99, HD purchase $9.99 watch 12/2013 official trailer [2:20] online at YouTube watch full movie [2/2020 upload; 1:28:09] online at YouTube |
"Dr. Michio Kaku: A Hydrogen Future" [2015]
presentation at the January 2015 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada
about the new Toyota Marai hydrogen fuelcell automobile
watch video [1/2015 upload; 2:18] online at YouTube
"Michio Kaku interview before keynote speech at I.S.T.E. Denver" [June 2016]
watch hallway interview video [6/2016 upload; 5:58] online at EdTech website
"Miniverse: Explore The Solar System" [CuriosityStream April 2017]
 | The distances across our solar system are compared to an automobile trip across the United States, with driver Hadfield picking up hitchhikers here and there • Produced & directed by Douglas Cohen; written by James Grant Goldin; hosted by astronaut Chris Hadfield; featuring Laura Danly, Michio Kaku, Derrick Pitts •
credits at IMDb • DVD/Blu-ray not available
Amazon Instant Video [2017] promoted as FREE with CuriosityStream or HBOmax signup watch 4/2017 official trailer [1:00] online at YouTube watch 4/2017 official promo [2:00] online at YouTube |
"Michio Kaku: Parallel Worlds" radio interview on "The Art Bell Show" [air date circa 2000]
listen online, with visuals [6/2016 upload; 1:58:21] at YouTube
 | 2011-2012 lecture tour "Physics of The Future" watch 3/2011 Boston lecture [1:15:22] at YouTube |
 | 2013-2014 lecture tour "An Evening with Dr Michio Kaku"
Australia events sponsored by Think, Inc. watch 3/2014 Australia TV ad [0:59] at YouTube watch 6/2014 Australia interview [27:54] at YouTube |
Works About Michio Kaku
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Friends & Family
Michio Kaku was born in San Jose, California on 24 January 1947; he is currently the Henry Semat Professor of Physics at City College in New York City.
Both his parents were interned at the Tule Lake War Relocation Center during World War II,
where they met and where his older brother was born.
wife Shizue Kaku
daughter Alyson Kaku
daughter Michelle Kaku
mentor physicist Edward Teller [1908-2003]
L i n k s
Michio Kaku's official website
Michio Kaku's official Facebook page
Michio Kaku entry at Wikipedia
Michio Kaku credits [since 1980] at Internet Movie Database
browse books at the Michio Kaku Store at Amazon
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