Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100

416 pages

English language

Published June 28, 2011

ISBN:: 978-0-385-53080-4
Goodreads:: 8492907

(1 review)

Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 is a 2011 book by theoretical physicist Michio Kaku, author of Hyperspace and Physics of the Impossible. In it Kaku speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years. He interviews notable scientists about their fields of research and lays out his vision of coming developments in medicine, computing, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and energy production. The book was on the New York Times Bestseller List for five weeks.Kaku writes how he hopes his predictions for 2100 will be as successful as science fiction writer Jules Verne's 1863 novel Paris in the Twentieth Century. Kaku contrasts Verne's foresight against U.S. Postmaster General John Wanamaker, who in 1893 predicted that mail would still be delivered by stagecoach and horseback in 100 years' time, and IBM chairman Thomas J. Watson, who in 1943 …

Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 is a 2011 book by theoretical physicist Michio Kaku, author of Hyperspace and Physics of the Impossible. In it Kaku speculates about possible future technological development over the next 100 years. He interviews notable scientists about their fields of research and lays out his vision of coming developments in medicine, computing, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, and energy production. The book was on the New York Times Bestseller List for five weeks.Kaku writes how he hopes his predictions for 2100 will be as successful as science fiction writer Jules Verne's 1863 novel Paris in the Twentieth Century. Kaku contrasts Verne's foresight against U.S. Postmaster General John Wanamaker, who in 1893 predicted that mail would still be delivered by stagecoach and horseback in 100 years' time, and IBM chairman Thomas J. Watson, who in 1943 is alleged to have said "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." Kaku points to this long history of failed predictions against progress to underscore his notion "that it is very dangerous to bet against the future".

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4 stars

Al parecer no se trata de un libro sobre la física, versa acerca de los productos que podremos comprar gracias a la tecnología. Lo que es como aburrido. Llamelo "la vida en el año 2100".

Las primeras predicciones son como obvias. Googleglass... Pantallas de pared a pared con skype. (really?) Vamos a ver si la cosa mejora.
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Definitivamente, el campo de Michio es la física. El libro predice cambios en la medicina, exploración especial, la nanotecnología, y cómo las tecnologías derivadas de la física actual pueden cambiar la vida en el futuro. Un poco desfasado en algunas predicciones sobre el comercio electrónico ( nadie tiene el estómago para leer todos los comentarios sobre una lámpara ), y sobre la economía. Pero en general es un buen libro.