Guest For
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER
3,
2008
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GUEST:
(Originally aired: Dec. 1991)
MICHIO
KAKU Ph.D
Theoretical Physicist, Professor,
Bestselling Author, Popularizer of Science
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The program can be viewed in its entirety by
clicking the you tube link below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnRlIi_1xzc - MICHIO KAKU Ph.D
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More about: MICHIO KAKU
Ph.D
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 Travel has
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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Wednesday
September 3, 2008
Individual programs can be
viewed each week day
10:30 - 11:30 AM / (NYC
Time)
Channel 34 of the
Time/Warner & Channel 82 of the RCN
Cable Television Systems in Manhattan, New York.
The Program can now be viewed on the internet
at time of cable casting at
www.mnn.org
NOTE: You must adjust viewing to reflect NYC time
& click on channel
34 at site
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