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| Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension |  | Author: Michio Kaku
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
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Pages: 384
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ISBN: 0192861891
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Publication Date: October 5, 1995
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The author, one of the pioneers of string theory, has produced an accessible guide for the general reader to some of the most formidable modern concepts of mathematics and physics. These include string theory itself, hyperspace, non-Euclidean geometry, Kaluza-Klein theory and supergravity.
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 Kaku brings the theory of everything to the public December 28, 2009
T. West (England)
Hyperspace is the first popular book by Theoretical physicist Michio Kaku, but he succeeds in communicating the majority of the ideas in this book, particularly the nature of higher dimensions.
There is one area where prior reading would help, and it concerns the Standard model and aspects of quantum mechanics, including quark flavours and spins, which you can't grasp from this book alone. It's a little distracting from the otherwise elegant description of hyperspace and strings.
One favourite passage occurs later in the book, where Kaku describes us melting an ice cube in our kitchen, then turning the water vapour into constituent atoms, which become a plasma, and as the heat reaches trillions of Kelvins, the four forces start to reunify. The last sentence reads, 'at this point, it would be a good idea to leave the kitchen.' It's this kind of wit that adds a humanity to such vast arenas of comprehension.
The book covers other ideas, such as what was before creation, and how do we measure the level of alien, and our own, civilisations (it all comes down to energy use; you can apply this to ants and anything else that uses energy).
I would probably read up on Quantum mechanics and the Standard Model before reading this book, but only at a basic level, and those looking for an easier ride would be advised to look at Marcus Chown's books. Otherwise it is quite friendly and inspirational.
Kaku is doing a good job of carrying on where the great Carl Sagan left off.
 nice June 19, 2009
S. Sharifi (Netherlands)
The book I recieved was a used one but it looks quite nice.
I had it in a very short time even before the time period mentioned in site.
In general I am quite satisfied from ordering this item in amazon.
Fabulus Introduction book to popular science. June 9, 2009
George Spiros (Athens, Greece)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book mainly deals with the 10 dimensions of the string theory.
I will start my review with the minor drawbacks of the book. First of all it is quite old. 1994 is 15 years older than our era, witch is quite a lot of time for science. Secondly, i dont want to sound like an arrogant but for me this was the 11th book of popular science that i've read, and to be honest it rarely said anything i didnt already know. Some people said that it got into to many details. On the contrary, i believe that it lacked some deeper details for the more enthousiast reader. But that's all the drawbacks i could think of.
The book is superb! I read it in 3-4 days, it is quite a record for me (i am not native english speaker), and that alone shows how addictive it was. It is highly enjoyable, very well written and very makes you visualize in your mind in a exciting way various terms, such as the topology of space etc. All the terms are extremely well analysed to the point that you feel it is like a fairy tale. I guess that for an unexperienced reader in popular science, reading this book will be a major philosofical shock. Learning for the first time about the double slit experiment, parallel worlds, topology of the universe is not an easy think!
Michio Kaku is an exceptional writter.
Enjoyable and not too difficult. February 17, 2009
D. J. Proby (Yorkshire, uk)
Michio Kaku attempts to describe many areas of physics in this book. He aims toward the string theories and beyond. The subject matter is `converted' from the language of mathematics into a more descriptive, analogous form. Michio Kaku presents his knowledge and ideas in a simple way so that the non-scientific reader is able to appreciate the complex arguments of theoretical physics. The book is organised by introducing a fourth, fifth, and tenth dimension to our familiar three dimensional view. He explains why the laws of physics appear simpler and unified with ten dimensions to work in rather than the mere four dimensions of relativistic space-time. He covers the history of the subject and provides many references to physicists and their scientific contributions. Potential readers of this book should be aware of the controversy inherent in the various string theories. That is, as such, hyperspace and string theories are not necessarily accepted as science by the mainstream physics community. There is no way to test Michio Kaku's assertions nor falsify some of the notions presented. This subject has undergone some major changes (And improvement) since the Oxford University Press published this book in 1994. This writer thoroughly enjoyed this book; it is not too complex even though the ideas are. Credit must be given to Michio Kaku in writing about space, time, mass, energy and dimensionality in such an accessable and flowing style. Buy this book.
KAKU IS GOD November 3, 2008
Tetrasphere.corp (United Kingdom)
This review would partially be continued from my "michio kaku - parallel worlds" review.
like i said in that review, parallel worlds laid down the carpet for the big knowledge to move into the house. it was a nice foundation and gives you a general understanding of every aspect.
Now: Hyperspace jumps deeper into it. So far im only half way through and im finding it amazing. it explains alot about the flatlanders (2D people) and what would happen if we twisted and turned them in 3D space etc.
explains the ins and outs of dimentions, space, einstein etc.
even goes on to explain about when michio was at war in viet nam =O but il let you explore that yourselfs :)
anyway. I give this book 5 stars, because once again, he amazingly explains everything he needs to explain, in such a casual sense that it doesnt get boring. he stays on each subject long enough for you to understand, but then moves on swiftly enough to keep you interested!. and extra points because if you read Pworlds, and then hyperspace, youl notice that they "connect" together very well.
5 stars!
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