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Physics of the Impossible

Name: Physics of the Impossible
Author: Michio Kaku

by Michio Kaku

2008•Documentary•352 pages

Taste attributes: documentaryrobots/ai/spaceslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatebig & variedemotive & stirringsocial commentaryall consuming quest

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Boxlist takeInventive and grounded: a heavy non-fiction book. Best if you like surprises over comfort.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

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4.1 / 5

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About This Book

A fascinating exploration of the science of the impossible—from death rays and force fields to invisibility cloaks—revealing to what extent such technologies might be achievable decades or millennia into the future.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DocumentaryRobots/ai/spaceSocial commentaryAll consuming quest

Subjects

MiscellaneaPhysics in literatureMathematical physicsSciencePhysicsHuman-machine systemsScience, miscellaneaScience in literature

Details

Author: Michio Kaku
Published: 2008
Pages: 352
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Source: Open Library

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