Description
This anthology is yet another endlessly fascinating and mind-expanding installment of the popular science series that “Kirkus Reviews” calls, “Superb brain candy.” Edited by renowned theoretical physicist and bestselling author Kaku. Dr. Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist, best-selling author, and popularizer of science. He’s 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 is the best-selling author of seven books, most recently, Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100. He has appeared on television on Discovery, BBC, ABC, Science Channel, CNN and elsewhere, written for popular science publications like Discover, Wired, and New Scientist, been featured in documentaries like Me & Isaac Newton, and hosted many of his own including BBC’s recent series on Time. In addition, he hosts two weekly radio programs heard on stations around the country–“Science Fantastic” and “Explorations in Science,” broadcast each week on WBAI New York City. Currently, Kaku holds the Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics at the City College of New York, where he has taught for over 25 years. He has also been a visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton, as well as New York University. Jesse Cohen is the Best American Science Writing series editor, a writer and freelance editor who lives in New York City.
