Doubleday
Physics of the impossible; a scientific exploration into the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel.
Kaku (theoretical physics, City University of New York), well known to viewers of science documentaries as an entertaining and understandable science interpreter, continues as such in this new book. He confesses his lifelong fascination with science fiction and the ideas of force fields, invisibility rays, hyperspeed space ships, time travel and more, and then examines each of these science fiction staples, concluding that one day we may manage almost all of them. Kaku writes in a conversational style with clear explanations of the physics involved. Happily, he also largely avoids irritating analogies, which generally confuse rather than clarify but are often used by scientists to explain their work to laymen. Kaku respects the intelligence of his readers, even if they haven't studied non-linear equations. (Annotation ©2008 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)
