Physics of the Future

Michio Kaku is a professor of physics at the City University of New York, cofounder of string field theory, and the author of several widely acclaimed science books, including Hyperspace, Beyond Einstein, and Physics of the Impossible-the basis for his Science Channel TV show, Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible-and the host of two radio programs, Explorations and Science Fantastic.

Space elevators. Internet-enabled contact lenses. Cars that fly by floating on magnetic fields. This is the stuff of science fiction-it's also daily life in the year 2100.Renowned theoretical physicist Michio Kaku details the developments in computer technology, artificial intelligence, medicine, space travel, and more, that are poised to happen over the next hundred years. He also considers how these inventions will affect the world economy, addressing the key questions: Who will have jobs? Which nations will prosper? Kaku interviews three hundred of the world's top scientists-working in their labs on astonishing prototypes. He also takes into account the rigorous scientific principles that regulate how quickly, how safely, and how far technologies can advance. In Physics of the Future, Kaku forecasts a century of earthshaking advances in technology that could make even the last centuries' leaps and bounds seem insignificant.

Uses interviews with numerous top scientists to offer a vision of the year 2100 and how the science of the day will shape society and the everyday lives of people.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSINTRODUCTION Predicting the Next 100 yearsFUTURE OF THE COMPUTER Mind over MatterFUTURE OF AI Rise of the MachinesFUTURE OF MEDICINE Perfection and BeyondNANOTECHNOLOGY Everything from Nothing?FUTURE OF ENERGY Energy from the StarsFUTURE OF SPACE TRAVEL To the StarsFUTURE OF WEALTH Winners and LosersFUTURE OF HUMANITY Planetary CivilizationA DAY IN THE LIFE IN 2100NOTESRECOMMENDED READINGINDEX