Michio Kaku

Todo es posible en la era cuántica. «Su prosa lúcida y su proceso de reflexión dan mucho sentido a este punto de inflexión tecnológico».The New York Times El prestigioso físico teórico Michio Kaku ex

“En Mundos paralelos, Mikio Kaku hace gala de todo su formidable talento didáctico para enfrentarse a una de las más extrañas y excitantes posibilidades que ha surgido en la Física contemporánea: que

¿Hasta qué punto los ingenios de la ciencia ficción que hoy consideramos imposibles pueden ser habituales en el futuro? Teletransporte, máquinas del tiempo, campos de fuerza y naves intergalácticas: ¿materia de ciencia ficcion o tecnologias potencialmente disponibles en el futuro? Inspirado por los mundos fantasticos de H.G. Wells, Star Trek o La guerra de las galaxias, el prestigioso fisico teorico y divulgador Michio Kaku lanza una mirada inteligente, seria y a menudo sorprendente a lo que nuestra actual comprension de las leyes del universo nos permite vislumbrar en el futuro. Un fascinante viaje por mundos hasta ahora solo soñados por la ciencia ficcion, que ofrece nuevos retos a las proximas generaciones de cientificos capaces de desafiar las imposibilidades de nuestro tiempo.Reseñas:Fisica de lo imposible trata de explicar por que algunas visiones del futuro podrian llegar a realizarse mientras que otras probablemente permaneceran mas alla de los limites de lo posible [...] La ciencia ficcion explora a menudo estas cuestiones; la ciencia en cambio permanece callada en este punto. El trabajo de Kaku ayuda a llenar un vacio.The Economist Aquello que muchos consideran un vuelo de la imaginacion se esta materializando gracias a recientes descubrimientos cientificos, que van desde timidos progresos en teletransporte hasta la creacion de pequeñas cantidades de antimateria y transmisiones mas rapidas que la velocidad de la luz. Kaku demuestra que en los maravillosos mundos de la ciencia las cosas imposibles suceden a diario.Publishers WeeklyPocos fisicos teoricos se plantearian explorar algunas de estas posibles imposibilidades, y hay que felicitar a Kaku por hacerlo. Es un excelente estimulo intelectual.Los Angeles Times

Una nueva teoría sobre la conciencia y el futuro de los estudios de nuestra mente. Por primera vez en la historia, gracias a escáneres de alta tecnología diseñados por físicos, se han desvelado secretos del cerebro, y lo que un dia fuera territorio de la ciencia ficcion, se ha convertido en una asombrosa realidad. Grabacion de recuerdos, telepatia, videos de nuestros sueños, control de la mente, avatares y telequinesia: todo esto no solo es posible, sino que ya existe. El futuro de nuestra mente es el relato riguroso y fascinante de las investigaciones que se llevan a cabo en los laboratorios mas importantes del mundo, todas basadas en los ultimos avances en neurociencia y fisica. Algun dia podriamos llegar a tener una pastilla inteligente que incrementara nuestro conocimiento; podriamos cargar nuestro cerebro en un ordenador, neurona a neurona; mandar nuestros pensamientos y nuestras emociones de un lugar a otro del mundo a traves de una internet de la mente; controlar ordenadores y robots con el pensamiento; y tal vez rebasar los limites de la inmortalidad. En esta extraordinaria exploracion de las fronteras de la neurociencia, Michio Kaku plantea cuestiones que desafiaran a los cientificos del futuro, ofrece una nueva perspectiva de las enfermedades mentales y la inteligencia artificial y presenta un nuevo modo de pensar en la mente.La critica ha dicho...En un viaje revelador a traves de la mente, el fisico teorico Michio Kaku explora reinos fantasticos de la ciencia ficcion que pronto podrian convertirse en nuestra realidad.Publishers Weekly Kaku centra su atencion en la mente humana y consigue resultados sorprendentes... La telepatia ya no es una fantasia desde que los escaneres pueden detectar, de forma rudimentaria, que esta pensando un sujeto, y la genetica y la bioquimica permiten a los investigadores alterar los recuerdos e incrementar la inteligencia de los animales.Kirkus Reviews Una experiencia extraordinaria que te abrira la mente.Booklist

Os antigos filósofos gregos, há dois milênios, acreditavam que o universo era tridimensional, isto é, comprimento, largura e profundidade eram suficientes para descrever todos os objetos do mundo vis

From cyborgs starships UFOs aliens and antimatter to telepathy invisibility psychokinesis and precognition Michio Kaku s Physics of the Impossible is an exciting look at how science fiction could soon become science fact Albert Einstein said If at first an idea does not sound absurd there is no hope for it Physics of the Impossible shows how our most far fetched ideas today from Star Trek s phasers and teleportation to time travel as envisioned by Back to the Future are destined to become tomorrow s reality Michio Kaku bestselling science author and one of the world s most acclaimed physicists looks at the technologies of the future and explains what s just around the corner what we might have to wait a few millennia to get our hands on and how surprisingly little of it is truly impossible A brilliant provocative freewheeling tour around the exotic shores of physics Independent A rich compendium of jaw dropping reality checks The Times One of the world s most distinguished physicists takes the reader on a journey to the frontiers of science and beyond Guardian After reading Kaku s boundless enthusiasm for the future what you wouldn t give for a real life time machine to travel forwards and see just how accurate his pr

Superstrings - provocative, controversial, possibly untestable, but unarguably one of the most interesting and active areas of research in current physics. Called by some, "the theory of everything", superstrings may solve a problem which has eluded physicists for the past 50 years - the final unification of the two great theories of the twentieth century, general relativity and quantum field theory. Now, here is a course-tested comprehensive introductory graduate text on superstrings which stresses the most current areas of interest, not covered in other presentation, including: - string field theory - multi loops - Teichmueller spaces - conformal field theory - four-dimensional strings. The book begins with a simple discussion of point particle theory, and uses the Feynman path integral technique to unify the presentation of superstrings. Prerequisites are an aquaintance with quantum mechanics and relativity. This second edition has been revised and updated throughout.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An exhilarating tour of humanity's next great technological achievementquantum computingwhich may supercharge artificial intelligence, solve some of humanity's biggest problems, like global warming, world hunger, and incurable disease, and eventually illuminate the deepest mysteries of science, by the bestselling author of The God Equation. Expertly describes and rectifies common misconceptions about quantum computing." Science"[Kaku's] lucid prose and thought process make abundant sense of this technological turning point. The New York Times Book ReviewThe runaway success of the microchip may finally be reaching its end. As shrinking transistors approach the size of atoms, the phenomenal growth of computational power inevitably collapses. But this change heralds the birth of a revolutionary new type of computer, one that calculates on atoms themselves.

An exhilarating guide to the astonishing future of quantum computing, from the international bestselling physicistThe runaway success of the microchip processor may be nearing its end, with profound implications for our economy, society and way of life, even leaving Silicon Valley as a new Rust Belt, its technology obsolete. Step forward the quantum computer, which harnesses the power and complexity of the atomic realm, and may be useful in solving humanity's greatest challenges from climate change, to global starvation, to incurable diseases. Humanity's next great technological achievement already promises to be every bit as revolutionary as the transistor and microchip once were. Its unprecedented gains in computing power and unique ability to simulate the physical universe herald advances that could change every aspect of our lives.

Michio Kaku the international bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible gives us a stunning and provocative vision of the future of the mind Recording memories mind reading videotaping our dreams mind control avatars and telekinesis no longer are these feats of the mind solely the province of overheated science fiction As Michio Kaku reveals with the latest advances in brain science and recent astonishing breakthroughs in technology they already exist In The Future of the Mind the New York Times bestselling author takes us on a stunning provocative and exhilarating tour of the top laboratories around the world to meet the scientists who are already revolutionising the way we think about the brain and ourselves Summons up the sheer wonder of science Daily Telegraph Compelling Kaku thinks with great breadth and the vistas he presents us are worth the trip New York Times Book Review 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 Physics of the Impossible and Physics of the Future

For the first time in history, the secrets of the living brain are being revealed by a battery of high tech brain scans devised by physicists. Now what was once solely the province of science fiction has become a startling reality. Recording memories, telepathy, videotaping our dreams, mind control, avatars, and telekinesis are not only possible; they already exist. THE FUTURE OF THE MIND gives us an authoritative and compelling look at the astonishing research being done in top laboratories around the worldall based on the latest advancements in neuroscience and physics. One day we might have a "smart pill" that can enhance our cognition; be able to upload our brain to a computer, neuron for neuron; send thoughts and emotions around the world on a "brain-net"; control computers and robots with our mind; push the very limits of immortality; and perhaps even send our consciousness across the universe. Dr. Kaku takes us on a grand tour of what the future might hold, giving us not only a solid sense of how the brain functions but also how these technologies will change our daily lives. He even presents a radically new way to think about "consciousness" and applies it to provide fresh insight into mental illness, artificial intelligence and alien consciousness. With Dr. Kaku''s deep understanding of modern science and keen eye for future developments, THE FUTURE OF THE MIND is a scientific tour de force--an extraordinary, mind-boggling exploration of the frontiers of neuroscience.

Here internationally bestselling author Micho Kaku confidently hurdles today's frontier of science, presenting the first truly authoritative exploration of the real science of tomorrow; a field normally left to writers of science fiction. He reveals the actual possibilities of perpetual motion, force fields, invisibility, ray guns, anti-gravity and anti-matter, teleportation, telepathy, psychokinesis, robots and cyborgs, faster than light travel, time travel, zero-point energy, extraterrestrial life, even clairvoyance. And he shows how few of these ideas actually violate the laws of physics. The real differences between the impossible, the unlikely and the imminent have never been so clear.

¿Hay otras dimensiones más allá de las de nuestra experiencia cotidiana? ¿Hay puertas de acceso a universos paralelos? ¿Qué sucedió antes del primer día de la Creación? Este tipo de cuestiones están en el centro de la actividad cientifica actual. En efecto, muchos fisicos creen hoy que existen otras dimensiones mas alla de las cuatro de nuestro espacio-tiempo, y que puede alcanzarse una vision unificada de las diversas fuerzas de la naturaleza, si consideramos que todo lo que vemos a nuestro alrededor, desde los arboles hasta las estrellas, no son sino vibraciones en el hiperespacio. La teoria del hiperespacioy su derivacion mas reciente, la teoria de supercuerdases el ojo de esta revolucion. En este libro, Michio Kaku nos muestra un panorama fascinante, que cambia por completo nuestra vision del cosmos, y nos lleva a un deslumbrante viaje por nuevas dimensiones: agujeros de gusano que conectan universos paralelos, maquinas del tiempo, universos bebe y otras maravillas semejantes van surgiendo en unas paginas en las que todo se explica con una elegante sencillez y donde la formulacion matematica es reemplazada por imaginativas ilustraciones que permiten visualizar los problemas. El resultado es un libro muy ameno y sorprendente, que incluso deja atras las mayores fantasias de los viejos autores de ciencia ficcion.