Kaku notes that the time periods are only rough approximations, but show the general time frame for the various trends in the book.įuture of the Computer: Mind over Matter
Watson, who in 1943 is alleged to have said "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." Kaku points to this long history of failed predictions against progress to underscore his notion "that it is very dangerous to bet against the future".Įach chapter is sorted into three sections: Near future (2000-2030), Midcentury (2030-2070), and Far future (2070-2100). Postmaster General John Wanamaker, who in 1893 predicted that mail would still be delivered by stagecoach and horseback in 100 years' time, and IBM chairman Thomas J. Kaku contrasts Verne's foresight against U.S. Kaku writes how he hopes his predictions for 2100 will be as successful as science fiction writer Jules Verne's 1863 novel Paris in the Twentieth Century. The book was on the New York Times Bestseller List for five weeks. He interviews notable scientists about their fields of research and lays out his vision of coming developments in medicine, computing, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and energy production. In it Kaku speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years. the juices of future physicists flowing.Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 is a 2011 book by theoretical physicist Michio Kaku, author of Hyperspace and Physics of the Impossible. “Mighty few theoretical physicists would bother expounding some of these possible impossibilities, and Kaku is to be congratulated for doing so. Fritjof Capra, author of The Tao of Physics and The Science of Leonardo “A fascinating exploration of the interface between science and science fiction, extremely well researched, lively, and tremendously entertaining.” Science fiction often explores such questions science falls silent at this point.
“Kaku’s latest book aims to explain exactly why some visions of the future may eventually be realized while others are likely to remain beyond the bounds of possibility.
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