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A review by dingakaa
The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth by Michio Kaku
4.0
A nice, easy read.
I first encountered Kaku with his second book, Hyperspace, and was a physics major at the time. I finished that book almost as quickly as I changed careers, though for different reasons.
I loved his writing then, which was accessible for a pratically-lay person. Today, far removed from a career in physics, his writing is just as enjoyable and intriguing. This book is a whistlestop tour across the domains of science that will likely propel us in the future (mostly based on being able to leave Earth). With a mixture of hard science and educated conjecture, he supposes what it would take for humans to become space-faring, and what that might one day look like. He finishes with a discussion on string theory (his domain) and how this fits into humans mastering the cosmos. Invariably, it is the best chapter.
I'd recommend this for anyone curious about the subject, as it has enough to satisfy any itch related to modern science.
I first encountered Kaku with his second book, Hyperspace, and was a physics major at the time. I finished that book almost as quickly as I changed careers, though for different reasons.
I loved his writing then, which was accessible for a pratically-lay person. Today, far removed from a career in physics, his writing is just as enjoyable and intriguing. This book is a whistlestop tour across the domains of science that will likely propel us in the future (mostly based on being able to leave Earth). With a mixture of hard science and educated conjecture, he supposes what it would take for humans to become space-faring, and what that might one day look like. He finishes with a discussion on string theory (his domain) and how this fits into humans mastering the cosmos. Invariably, it is the best chapter.
I'd recommend this for anyone curious about the subject, as it has enough to satisfy any itch related to modern science.