Inspired by the fantastic worlds of star trek star wars and back to the future renowned theoretical physicist and bestselling author michio kaku takes an informed serious and often surprising look at what our current understanding of the universes physical laws may permit in the near and distant futureentertaining informative and imaginative physics of the impossible probes the very limits of human ingenuity and scientific possibility. Physics of the impossible a scientific exploration into the world of phasers force fields teleportation and time travel by michio kaku march 14 2008 1201 am et. Physics of the impossible a scientific exploration into the world of phasers force fields teleportation and time travel is a book by theoretical physicist michio kaku kaku uses discussion of speculative technologies to introduce topics of fundamental physics to the reader the topic of invisibility becomes a discussion on why the speed of light is slower in water than in vacuum that electromagnetism is similar to ripples in a pond and kaku discusses newly developed composite materials th. Physics of the impossible a scientific exploration into the world of phasers force fields teleportation and time travel paperback april 7 2009 by michio kaku author 46 out of 5 stars 557 ratings see all formats and editions. Inspired by the fantastic worlds of star trek star wars and back to the future renowned theoretical physicist and bestselling author michio kaku takes an informed serious and often surprising look at what our current understanding of the universes physical laws may permit in the near and distant futureentertaining informative and imaginative physics of the impossible probes the very limits of human ingenuity and scientific possibility