What is Visions for Tomorrow?
Dr. Michio Kaku
Dr. Michio Kaku- Dr. Michio Kaku is an internationally-recognized authority in theoretical physics and the environment. A tenured professor and published author, Dr. Kaku is co-creator of string field theory, a branch of string theory associated with Einstein’s “theory of everything.”
- Dr. Kaku is the author of several scholarly, Ph.D.-level textbooks and has had over 70 articles published in physics journals. His best-selling books include “Beyond Einstein” and “Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century.” His book “Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos,” was selected as a finalist for the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction (UK) and for the Aventis Science Book Prize (UK).
- Dr. Kaku’s accessible approach to explaining complex physics, quantum mechanics and other areas of science has also made him a popular figure in mainstream media. Dr. Kaku hosts two weekly syndicated radio programs: Explorations, which examines science and the environment; and the nationally-syndicated Science Fantastic, which addresses the future of science. Radio guests have included Nobel Laureates and researchers in areas such as time travel, black holes, gene therapy, aging, space travel and artificial intelligence. In addition to his weekly radio program, Dr. Kaku has appeared on NPR’s Science Friday, Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell, as well as George Noory and BBC-International.
- From interviews to documentaries, Dr. Kaku has explained fascinating and complex scientific theory in ways that are both elegant and easy to understand. His television appearances include CBS’ 60 Minutes, CNN’s Larry King Live, the PBS shows Nova and Innovation, and ABC’s Nightline and Good Morning America. He was featured on the PBS documentaries Einstein Revealed, Stephen Hawking’s Universe, and Science Odyssey. In 2006, he hosted a four-part, four-hour TV documentary on BBC-TV called Making Time, about the mystery of personal, biological, geological and cosmological time.
- Dr. Kaku has written articles for Time Magazine and The Wall St. Journal, in addition to cover stories for Astronomy Magazine, New Scientist Magazine and BBC’s Focus Magazine (UK). He has also been quoted in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, U.S. News and World Report, Sunday London Times, San Francisco Chronicle, San Diego Union Tribune, and Chicago Tribune, among others.
- Dr. Kaku graduated summa cum laude, receiving a B.S. from Harvard University. He received his Ph.D. from the Berkeley Radiation Laboratory at the University of California. He later held a lectureship at Princeton University. 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. Additionally, he has been a visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, as well as at New York University.