Perspective

The perspective used in "Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel" is that of Michio Kaku, an American theoretical physicist known for co-founding the field of string field theory and writing the first papers on string field theory. Kaku has been published in many journals worldwide, writing on various topics related to physics including supergravity, supersymmetry, superstring theory, and hadronic physics. Kaku currently works as the Henry Semat Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Kaku also hosts a weekly radio show, "Explorations," as well as "Science Fantastic," the only syndicated science broadcast in the U.S.

Kaku first showed his interest in physics when he created an atom smasher for a school science fair. Kaku went on to the National Science Fair where he gained the attention of...