Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the 10th Dimens ion | 
| Author: Michio Kaku
Publisher: Anchor
Category: Book
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Sales Rank: 19180
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Pages: 359
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Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.2 x 0.9
ISBN: 0385477058
Dewey Decimal Number: 530.142
EAN: 9780385477055
ASIN: 0385477058
Publication Date: February 1, 1995
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How many dimensions do you live in? Three? Maybe that's all your commonsense sense perception perceives, but there is growing and compelling evidence to suggest that we actually live in a universe of ten real dimensions. Kaku has written an extraordinarily lucid and thought-provoking exploration of the theoretical and empirical bases of a ten-dimensional universe and even goes so far as to discuss possible practical implications--such as being able to escape the collapse of the universe. Yikes. Highly Recommended.
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The first book-length exploration of the most exciting development in modern physics, the theory of 10-dimensional space. The theory of hyperspace, which Michio Kaku pioneered, may be the leading candidate for the Theory of Everything that Einstein spent the remaining years of his life searching for.
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 good read-non-genius friendly. July 9, 2008
good book. explains details in a way that laymen can comprehend. i never took any physics- but i was capable of understaning dr. kakus book. he is well spoken and well versed in the modern beliefs of theoretical science.
 Postmodernism in physics May 11, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I really enjoyed this book when I was fresh out of high school. However, reflecting back on this work, it really is nothing more than a delightfully written book on a large collection of theories that have not been and probably cannot be verified through empirical observation. Sure, it might be amusing to hypothesize about parallel universes, superstrings, time machines and the like. Nevertheless, I do not see the utility in doing so until we have a compelling reason to believe that these things might exist.
Very Understandable Treatise On The Search For The Theory of Everything February 7, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I truly enjoyed this book. Except for some off-topic ramblings in the middle about the relationship of art to modern science, and some of the author's conceptual aids to help explain or express complex physical theories, I was thoroughly engrossed and mentally stimulated. Kaku has a respectable command of his subject and prose, even if, at times, there was some repetition. (In this type of book, repetition is a given.)
The book is virtually free of mathematics. Consequently, there are places the reader has to take Kaku's explanations and descriptions at face value. Having no math to back up theory isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it leaves even the expert word smith (and I consider Kaku to be one) at a disadvantage. On more than a few occasions I was unable to rap my brain around literal or diagrammatical attempts to explain principles and theories of math and physics. Of course, this might be my failing as a reader instead of Kaku's. It's possible I just didn't get it for the simple reason I didn't want to take the extra time for conceptualizing. (I was more anxious to get to his discussion of multi-dimensional space.)
As opposed to some of the other reviewers, I found the last two sections most enjoyable and enlightening. In the final two sections 'Wormholes' and 'Masters of Hyperspace', Kaku skillfully addresses multi-versus, traveling through time, the death of the cosmos; he encompasses divergent opinions and arguments from various perspectives (math, physics, cosmology, religion), comments on the difference between a God of Order and a God of Miracles, and concludes with a reasoned and hopeful statement about man's ability to solve the mysteries of nature.
I plan on reading more from this author.
-seabgb
 Great book !!! January 4, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The book is nicely organized and explains most of the popular theories till date in very basic layman terms which most anybody can understand and keeps you engrossed as you go along. There are also lots of quotes and reactions by all the great minds... Definitely a must read for anyone interested in all the work over 2 centuries by great physicists to understand and search for the unified theory to explain everything in the universe.
String Theory is Easy... December 27, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
...with this book. The author does an excellent job of explaining the theories behind some of the most complex scientific theories to date through the use of analogies and examples. I picked up this book at the tender age of 15 and was riveted to it for weeks, unable to unglue my eyes. A great read for the casual scientific reader looking for someone to sit them down and explain the complexities of the universe.
I'd also recommend The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory
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