Michio Kaku

Michio Kaku
Kaku in 2020
Born (1947-01-24) January 24, 1947 (age 77)
EducationHarvard University (BA)
University of California, Berkeley (PhD)
Known forLight-cone string field theory
Physics of the Impossible
Physics of the Future
The Future of the Mind
The God Equation
SpouseShizue Kaku
Children2
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsTheoretical physics
InstitutionsCity College of New York
New York University
Princeton University
Institute for Advanced Study
Thesis Spin and Unitarity in Dual Resonance Models  (1972)
Doctoral advisorStanley Mandelstam
Robert Pound
Websitemkaku.org Edit this at Wikidata

Michio Kaku (Japanese: カク ミチオ, 加來 道雄, /ˈmi ˈkɑːk/; born January 24, 1947) is an American physicist, science communicator, futurologist, and writer of popular-science. He is a professor of theoretical physics at the City College of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center. Kaku is the author of several books about physics and related topics and has made frequent appearances on radio, television, and film. He is also a regular contributor to his own blog, as well as other popular media outlets. For his efforts to bridge science and science fiction, he is a 2021 Sir Arthur Clarke Lifetime Achievement Awardee.[1]

His books Physics of the Impossible (2008), Physics of the Future (2011), The Future of the Mind (2014), and The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything (2021) became New York Times best sellers. Kaku has hosted several television specials for the BBC, the Discovery Channel, the History Channel, and the Science Channel.

  1. ^ a b "SIR ARTHUR CLARKE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDEE, DR. MICHIO KAKU, for Exceptional Contributions as a Theoretical Physicist, Futurist, and Science Popularizer". Retrieved December 21, 2021.