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Parallel Worlds: A Journey through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos
In this thrilling journey into the mysteries of our cosmos, bestselling author Michio Kaku takes us on a dizzying ride to explore black holes and time machines, multidimensional space and, most tantalizing of all, the possibility that parallel universes may lay alongside our own. Kaku skillfully guides us through the latest innovations in string theory and its latest iteration, M-theory, which posits that our universe may be just one in an endless multiverse, a singular bubble floating in a sea of infinite bubble universes. If M-theory is proven correct, we may perhaps finally find answer to the question, “What happened before the big bang?” This is an exciting and unforgettable introduction into the new cutting-edge theories of physics and cosmology from one of the pre-eminent voices in the field.
361 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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Michio Kaku
62 books7,054 followers(Arabic: ميشيو كاكو
Russian: Митио Каку
Chinese: 加來道雄)
Dr. Michio Kaku is an American theoretical physicist at the City College of New York , best-selling author, a futurist, and a communicator and popularizer of science. He has written several books about physics and related topics of science.
He has written two New York Times Best Sellers, Physics of the Impossible (2008) and Physics of the Future (2011).
Dr. Michio is the co-founder of string field theory (a branch of string theory), and continues Einstein’s search to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into one unified theory.
Kaku was a Visitor and Member (1973 and 1990) at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and New York University. He currently holds the Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics at the City College of New York.
Russian: Митио Каку
Chinese: 加來道雄)
Dr. Michio Kaku is an American theoretical physicist at the City College of New York , best-selling author, a futurist, and a communicator and popularizer of science. He has written several books about physics and related topics of science.
He has written two New York Times Best Sellers, Physics of the Impossible (2008) and Physics of the Future (2011).
Dr. Michio is the co-founder of string field theory (a branch of string theory), and continues Einstein’s search to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into one unified theory.
Kaku was a Visitor and Member (1973 and 1990) at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and New York University. He currently holds the Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics at the City College of New York.
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March 5, 2025Lähdin lukemaan tätä kirjaa toivoen Carl Saganin tyylistä helppolukuista mutta uskomatonta lukuelämystä. Eipä ollut kuitenkaan helppoa ja vaikeimmilta osin oma lukemiseni oli lähinnä teknistä läpilukemista. Aihepiirit ovat siinä määrin vaikeita (säieteoriat, M-teoria, ylipäänsä kvanttifysiikka) ettei niistä kenties parhainkaan popularisoija (joksi Kaku varmaankin omalla alallaan luetaan) saa helppoa ja kivaa tekstiä. Kakulla on hauska tapa keksiä arkielämän vertauskuvia ja scifi-kirjallisuuden esimerkkejä asioiden valaisemiseksi. Sen sijaan hieman raskas maneeri on kirjoittaa leipätekstiin pitkiä selityksiä sulkujen väliin, mikä tekee tekstistä välillä hieman poukkoilevaa. Penguin Booksin painoksessa oli mielestäni valtavan hieno kansi (eri kuin tässä kuvituskuvassa), joka vaikutti varmasti ostopäätökseeni.
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