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	title:	Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration of the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation and Time Travel
	author:	Michio Kaku
	format:	Hardcover
	publisher:	Allen Lane
	released:	April 3, 2008
	isbn:	0713999926
	isbn-13:	9780713999921

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Customer Reviews
It's a good book though small flaws noticed - Rated I found this book to be very clear in its discussions and explanations of 'difficult' physics. My only quibble is precognition - I have experienced precognition several times and I don't agree with the author that it is impossible. On the boundaries of science and fiction - Rated Michio Kaku takes a pleasant verbal stroll along science fiction classics like force fields, time travel, parallel universes, telepathy, artificial intelligence and the like, while explaining the physics that would be involved in making these come true. Quite a lot more is physically possible than one would think. Mr Kaku does a fine job of systematically exploring the boundaries of science and fiction. Unfortunately, his prose is rather bland and the anekdotes - the icing on the cake in books like this - lack the liveliness that is needed for a really gripping read. For readers who prefer content over style this should be no deterrent. An entralling high level snapshot that challenges possibilities - Rated Got this book and finished it the day after it arrived. Captivating stuff ! As a high level introduction to the current state of a variety of scientific areas it's fantastic. Kaku tends to spend a little more time on the areas close to him, but everthing gets good coverage. As a springboard to understand current progress it allows the reader to go off and find more information on the particular subject areas that interest them. I read it in the same week as Ray Kurzweil's 'The Singularity is Near' and it's interesting to see both the overlap, and how things have moved on in 5 years. All in all a great book for the layman and those with a scientific background. Oh, and a great price for a hardback book right now :)

Customer Reviews

It's a good book though small flaws noticed - Rated 5/5
I found this book to be very clear in its discussions and explanations of 'difficult' physics.

My only quibble is precognition - I have experienced precognition several times and I don't
agree with the author that it is impossible.

On the boundaries of science and fiction - Rated 3/5
Michio Kaku takes a pleasant verbal stroll along science fiction classics like force fields, time travel, parallel universes, telepathy, artificial intelligence and the like, while explaining the physics that would be involved in making these come true. Quite a lot more is physically possible than one would think.

Mr Kaku does a fine job of systematically exploring the boundaries of science and fiction. Unfortunately, his prose is rather bland and the anekdotes - the icing on the cake in books like this - lack the liveliness that is needed for a really gripping read. For readers who prefer content over style this should be no deterrent.

An entralling high level snapshot that challenges possibilities - Rated 5/5
Got this book and finished it the day after it arrived. Captivating stuff ! As a high level introduction to the current state of a variety of scientific areas it's fantastic.
Kaku tends to spend a little more time on the areas close to him, but everthing gets good coverage. As a springboard to understand current progress it allows the reader to go off and find more information on the particular subject areas that interest them.
I read it in the same week as Ray Kurzweil's 'The Singularity is Near' and it's interesting to see both the overlap, and how things have moved on in 5 years.
All in all a great book for the layman and those with a scientific background. Oh, and a great price for a hardback book right now :)

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