I’ve been interested in Dr. Michio Kaku for about six or seven years now. I first discovered this modern master of theoretical physics by way of his weekly radio show (on our local Los Angeles radio station, KPFK) called “Explorations.” Now if ‘theoretical physics’ sounds too complex for you – do not fret – for what makes Dr. Kaku one of the most creative minds of our times, is that he can translate the jargon of physics into more understandable terms that everyone can understand. He is a consummate teacher, (graduate of Harvard and Berkeley) currently teaching Physics 101 at New York City Community College, who has been devoted to popularizing and spreading the gospel of physics practically his whole life. He teaches all his numerous and willing students to open their minds to ideas like Einstein’s Unified String Theory, the fifth dimension, parallel universes, time travel, and last but not least, intelligent life on other planets.  He also utilizes familiar examples from popular literature, film, and television (H.G. Wells “Time Machine,” Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland,” “Back to the Future,” and of course “Star Trek”) to illustrate the complex ideas of physics even more clearly to the lay man.  For Dr. Kaku, Physics is no longer a secret society, but a vital field of study and knowledge that MUST be understood (at least in part) by ALL of humanity.

“Sci-Fi or Sci-Fact?”

So understand that Dr. Michio makes a concentrated effort to allow everyone into the fascinating world of physics. I’ve just begun reading his latest book “Hyperspace,” and it seems to be a kind of summary of all of his previous work. One book builds upon the next, and indeed each new book contains all the ideas of all of his previous works – and yet, Dr. Kaku is still pushing the boundaries in his field, doing new experiments all the time, testing the dimensions of space and the so called laws of nature, and encouraging all human beings to try and not only imagine, but understand how they are a part of a much vaster and fascinating universe than we are normally aware of.