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Michio Kaku

Michio Kaku is a theoretical physicist, author and science communicator who brings string theory, quantum computing and the future of humanity to books, broadcasts and online interviews.

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Overview

Work: Theoretical physicist, author and science communicator
Research: Co-creator of string field theory
Education: Harvard, B.S. 1968; UC Berkeley, Ph.D. 1972
Early landmark: Hyperspace (1994), a bestselling introduction to higher dimensions

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How it started.

At eight, Kaku became fascinated by reports of Einstein’s death and his unfinished search for a theory of everything. In a PBS interview, he recalled wanting to understand what Einstein had left unfinished. By high school, he was building a particle accelerator in his parents’ garage.

From research to readers.

He graduated from Harvard in 1968 and earned his physics doctorate at Berkeley in 1972. He became a co-creator of string field theory, pursuing the effort to unite nature’s fundamental forces. His 1994 book Hyperspace became one of his early bestselling works for general readers.

The questions fans come back for.

His books connect physics with familiar science fiction questions: could we teleport, travel through time or build a future beyond Earth? The Future of the Mind reached No. 1 on the New York Times bestseller list. More recently, Quantum Supremacy explored the possible uses of quantum computers. Fans can also find him explaining science in television appearances and long online conversations.

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Awards

Klopsteg Memorial Award2008 · American Association of Physics Teachers, recognizing his communication of physics to the public.

Quotes

When I write a book, I think of myself at the age of eightMichio Kaku, PBS NewsHour Weekend

Speaking about The God Equation in 2021, he explained his wish to write for curious readers like the child he once was.

Trivia

He loves figure skating, according to his American Physical Society profile.
As a child, he watched Flash Gordon and became fascinated by its ray guns, flying cities and invisibility rays.
He has written about watching carp at San Francisco’s Japanese Tea Garden as a child and imagining how their world might conceal another dimension.