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A review by alexfromatlanta
The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality and Our Destiny Beyond Earth by Michio Kaku
5.0
Mr. Kaku takes us on an incredible journey from man's earliest attempts to leave Earth's surface to a far-flung future of interstellar travel. If you simply flip to one of the later chapters, you'd be forgiven for thinking you'd picked up a science fiction book, but the pace at which the author takes you along makes the progression feel perfectly natural.
Mr. Kaku leverages his skills as a science communicator to convey both his passion and the incredible wonders that humanity is capable of. From the terraforming of planets to faster than light travel, every idea is built on theories of physics that really exist. As much as this is a book about the future, it's also about the incredible wonders that science is unlocking today.
Much of the science could easily be opaque in less capable hands, but Mr. Kaku does a wonderful job at the keeping the pace lively and the language approachable. Even for a casual reader, I think this book would be an enjoyable and easy read.
Mr. Kaku leverages his skills as a science communicator to convey both his passion and the incredible wonders that humanity is capable of. From the terraforming of planets to faster than light travel, every idea is built on theories of physics that really exist. As much as this is a book about the future, it's also about the incredible wonders that science is unlocking today.
Much of the science could easily be opaque in less capable hands, but Mr. Kaku does a wonderful job at the keeping the pace lively and the language approachable. Even for a casual reader, I think this book would be an enjoyable and easy read.