The Resource Physics of the impossible : a scientific exploration into the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel, Michio Kaku
Physics of the impossible : a scientific exploration into the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel, Michio Kaku
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- Summary
- One hundred years ago, scientists would have said that lasers, televisions, and the atomic bomb were beyond the realm of physical possibility. Here, physicist Michio Kaku explores to what extent the technologies and devices of science fiction that are deemed equally impossible today might well become commonplace in the future. From teleportation to telekinesis, Kaku uses the world of science fiction to explore the fundamentals--and the limits--of the laws of physics as we know them today. He ranks the impossible technologies by categories--Class I, II, and III--depending on when they might be achieved, within the next century, millennia, or perhaps never. He uses his discussion of each technology as a jumping-off point to explain the science behind it.--From publisher description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxi, 329 pages
- Contents
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- Part I: Class impossibilities. Force fields ; Invisibility ; Phasers and death stars ; Teleportation ; Telepathy ; Psychokinesis ; Robots ; Extraterrestrials and UFOs ; Starships ; Antimatter and anti-universes
- Part II: Class II impossibilities. Faster than light ; Time travel ; Parallel universes
- Part III: Class III impossibilities. Perpetual motion machines ; Precognition
- Epilogue: The future of the impossible
- Isbn
- 9780385520690
- Label
- Physics of the impossible : a scientific exploration into the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel
- Title
- Physics of the impossible
- Title remainder
- a scientific exploration into the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel
- Statement of responsibility
- Michio Kaku
- Subject
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- Física -- Miscelánea
- Física en la literatura
- Física matemática -- Miscelánea
- Human-machine systems -- Popular works
- Mathematical physics -- Miscellanea -- Popular works
- Physics -- Miscellanea | Popular works
- Physics in literature
- Physik
- Physique -- Miscellanées
- Ciencia -- Miscelánea
- Science -- Miscellanea
- Science -- Miscellanea | Popular works
- Science-Fiction
- Sciences -- Miscellanées
- Sistemas hombre-máquina
- Technologie
- Physique mathématique -- Miscellanées
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- One hundred years ago, scientists would have said that lasers, televisions, and the atomic bomb were beyond the realm of physical possibility. Here, physicist Michio Kaku explores to what extent the technologies and devices of science fiction that are deemed equally impossible today might well become commonplace in the future. From teleportation to telekinesis, Kaku uses the world of science fiction to explore the fundamentals--and the limits--of the laws of physics as we know them today. He ranks the impossible technologies by categories--Class I, II, and III--depending on when they might be achieved, within the next century, millennia, or perhaps never. He uses his discussion of each technology as a jumping-off point to explain the science behind it.--From publisher description
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kaku, Michio
- Dewey number
- 530
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QC75
- LC item number
- .K18 2008
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Physics
- Science
- Mathematical physics
- Physics in literature
- Human-machine systems
- Physique
- Sciences
- Physique mathématique
- Physik
- Science-Fiction
- Technologie
- Física
- Ciencia
- Física matemática
- Física en la literatura
- Sistemas hombre-máquina
- Science
- Label
- Physics of the impossible : a scientific exploration into the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel, Michio Kaku
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-318) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: Class impossibilities. Force fields ; Invisibility ; Phasers and death stars ; Teleportation ; Telepathy ; Psychokinesis ; Robots ; Extraterrestrials and UFOs ; Starships ; Antimatter and anti-universes -- Part II: Class II impossibilities. Faster than light ; Time travel ; Parallel universes -- Part III: Class III impossibilities. Perpetual motion machines ; Precognition -- Epilogue: The future of the impossible
- Control code
- ocn157023258
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxi, 329 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385520690
- Lccn
- 2007030290
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) o157023258
- (OCoLC)157023258
- Label
- Physics of the impossible : a scientific exploration into the world of phasers, force fields, teleportation, and time travel, Michio Kaku
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-318) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: Class impossibilities. Force fields ; Invisibility ; Phasers and death stars ; Teleportation ; Telepathy ; Psychokinesis ; Robots ; Extraterrestrials and UFOs ; Starships ; Antimatter and anti-universes -- Part II: Class II impossibilities. Faster than light ; Time travel ; Parallel universes -- Part III: Class III impossibilities. Perpetual motion machines ; Precognition -- Epilogue: The future of the impossible
- Control code
- ocn157023258
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- 1st ed.
- Extent
- xxi, 329 pages
- Isbn
- 9780385520690
- Lccn
- 2007030290
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Specific material designation
- regular print
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o157023258
- (OCoLC)157023258
Subject
- Física -- Miscelánea
- Física en la literatura
- Física matemática -- Miscelánea
- Human-machine systems -- Popular works
- Mathematical physics -- Miscellanea -- Popular works
- Physics -- Miscellanea | Popular works
- Physics in literature
- Physik
- Physique -- Miscellanées
- Ciencia -- Miscelánea
- Science -- Miscellanea
- Science -- Miscellanea | Popular works
- Science-Fiction
- Sciences -- Miscellanées
- Sistemas hombre-máquina
- Technologie
- Physique mathématique -- Miscellanées
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