(Originally aired: Dec. 1991)
MICHIO KAKU
Ph.D
Theoretical Physicist,
Professor,
Bestselling Author, Popularizer of
Science
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Dr. Michio
Kaku (b. January 24, 1947) is an American
theoretical physicist specializing in string
field theory, and a futurist. He is a
popularizer of science, host of two radio
programs, and a best-selling author.....Kaku
was born in San Jose, California to Japanese
immigrant parents, and attended and played
first board on the chess team of Cubberly
High School in Palo Alto in the early 1960s.
At the National Science Fair in Albuquerque,
N.M., he attracted the attention of
physicist Edward Teller, who took Kaku as a
protégé, awarding him the Hertz Engineering
Scholarship. Kaku received a B.S. degree
summa cum laude from Harvard University in
1968 where he placed first in his physics
class. He went on to attend the Berkeley
Radiation Laboratory at the University of
California, Berkeley and received a Ph.D.
degree in 1972, and held a lectureship at
Princeton University in 1973. During the
Vietnam War, Kaku completed his US Army
basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia and
his advanced infantry training at Fort
Lewis, Washington. However, the Vietnam War
ended before he could be deployed as an
infantryman....Kaku currently holds the
Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in
theoretical physics and holds a joint
appointment at City College of New York, and
the Graduate Center of the City University
of New York, where he has taught for more
than 25 years. Presently, he is engaged
defining the "Theory of Everything", which
seeks to unify the four fundamental forces
of the universe: the strong force, the weak
force, gravity and electromagnetism. He has
also been a visiting professor at the
Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton,
and New York University. He is a Fellow of
the American Physical Society. He is listed
in Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the
World, Who's Who in Science and Engineering,
and American Men and Women of Science......Kaku
has publicly stated his concerns over issues
including the human cause of global warming,
nuclear armament, nuclear power, and the
general misuse of science.[2] He was
critical of the Cassini-Huygens space probe
because of the 72 pounds of plutonium
contained in the craft for use by its
radioisotope thermoelectric environment
during a malfunction and crash as the probe
was making a 'sling-shot' maneuver around
earth; he was critical of NASA's risk
assessment. [3] (Ultimately, the probe was
launched and successfully completed its
mission. Kaku is generally a vigorous
supporter of the exploration of outer space,
believing that the ultimate destiny of the
human race may lie in the stars, but is
critical of some of the cost-ineffective
missions and methods of NASA.),,,,Dr. Kaku
credits his anti-nuclear war position to
programs he heard on the Pacifica radio
network, during his student years in
California. It was during this period that
he made the decision to turn away from a
career developing the next generation of
nuclear weapons in association with Dr.
Teller and focused on research, teaching,
writing and media. Dr. Kaku joined with
others such as Dr. Helen Caldicott, Jonathan
Schell, Peace Action and was instrumental in
building a global anti-nuclear weapons
movement that arose in the 1980s, during the
administration of US President Ronald
Reagan....Dr. Kaku was a board member of
Peace Action and on the board of radio
station WBAI-FM in New York City where he
originated his long running program,
Explorations, that focused on the issues of
science, war, peace and the environment.
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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.
Publications
Michio’s new book,
Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific
Exploration of the World of Phasers, Force
Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travelhas
already hit the NY Times Bestseller List.
Other
Books Include:
Popularizer of Science
He has appeared on television
(Discovery, BBC, ABC, Science Channel, and
CNN to name a few), 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.
Some recent items include:
BBC series on Time — Michio Kaku goes on
an extraordinary exploration of the world in
search of time.
BBC Four series: Visions of the Future —
3 part series
exploring
the cutting edge science of today, tomorrow,
and beyond.
History Channel’s The Universe —
Interviews with the world?s leading
physicists and historians are woven together
with animated recreations and first-person
accounts to explain concepts such as the
formation of galaxies, the creation of
elements and the formation of Earth itself.
Cosmos Magazine cover — He stretches his
mind to 11 dimensions, understands what
Einstein failed to grasp, and he plans for
the death of our Sun, five billion years
from now. Michio Kaku is a superhero of the
incomprehensible.
Radio Shows
Michio Kaku host’s two weekly radio
programs heard on stations around the
country.
Science Fantastic —
a live, science radio talk show airs every
Saturday from 5-8PM EST.
Explorations in Science
— is broadcast each week on WBAI New York
City, with
past shows available online.
Academics
Theoretical Physicist
— Dr. Michio Kaku is the co-creator of
string field theory, a branch of string
theory. He received a B.S. (summa cum laude)
from Harvard University in 1968 where he
came first in his physics class. He went on
to the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory at the
University of California, Berkeley and
received a Ph.D. in 1972. In 1973, he held a
lectureship at Princeton University.
Michio continues Einstein’s search for
a “Theory of Everything,” seeking to unify
the four fundamental forces of the
universe—the strong force, the weak force,
gravity and electromagnetism.
He is the author of several scholarly,
Ph.D. level textbooks and has had more than
70 articles published in physics journals,
covering topics such as superstring theory,
supergravity, supersymmetry, and hadronic
physics.
Professor of Physics
— He 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 (NYU).
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