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Visions How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century
Visions How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century
403 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 1997
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Michio Kaku
52 books6,904 followers(Arabic: ميشيو كاكو
Russian: Митио Каку
Chinese: 加來道雄)
Dr. Michio Kaku is an American theoretical physicist at the City College of New York , best-selling author, a futurist, and a communicator and popularizer of science. He has written several books about physics and related topics of science.
He has written two New York Times Best Sellers, Physics of the Impossible (2008) and Physics of the Future (2011).
Dr. Michio is the co-founder of string field theory (a branch of string theory), and continues Einstein’s search to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into one unified theory.
Kaku was a Visitor and Member (1973 and 1990) at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and New York University. He currently holds the Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics at the City College of New York.
Russian: Митио Каку
Chinese: 加來道雄)
Dr. Michio Kaku is an American theoretical physicist at the City College of New York , best-selling author, a futurist, and a communicator and popularizer of science. He has written several books about physics and related topics of science.
He has written two New York Times Best Sellers, Physics of the Impossible (2008) and Physics of the Future (2011).
Dr. Michio is the co-founder of string field theory (a branch of string theory), and continues Einstein’s search to unite the four fundamental forces of nature into one unified theory.
Kaku was a Visitor and Member (1973 and 1990) at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, and New York University. He currently holds the Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics at the City College of New York.
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November 20, 2016
“To me it is clear that we exist in a plan which is governed by rules that were created, shaped by a universal intelligence and not by chance.”
Michio Kaku
Kaku once said that H.G. Wells was "one century ahead"..., of his time.
"When Isaac Newton walked along the beach, picking up seashells,he did not realize that the vast ocean of undiscovered truth that lay before him would contain such scientific wonders.He probably could not foresee the day when science would unravel the secret of life,the atom and the mind. Today, that ocean has yielded many of its secrets".
A very, very interesting book, both for scientists and laypeople. Published in 1997, it's a look into the future.
Three main revolutions expected to unfold: Computer's, a Bio molecular one and a Quantum revolution.
"One of the most original and unexpected discoveries in recent years is the DNA computer,which may eventually outperform silicon computers on difficult mathematical problems"...Leonard Adelmen of the University of Southern California has showed that even a tiny test tube of DNA might be able to crack problems that would choke a supercomputer".
There are predictions reaching year 2100, antimatter engines...along with Nanotechnology advances (can you imagine supercomputers the size of atoms?), and eternal life seriously considered.
Very futuristic: the idea of DNA computers...capable of solving problems faster than standard serial computers.
It's all in the book.
Michio Kaku
Kaku once said that H.G. Wells was "one century ahead"..., of his time.
"When Isaac Newton walked along the beach, picking up seashells,he did not realize that the vast ocean of undiscovered truth that lay before him would contain such scientific wonders.He probably could not foresee the day when science would unravel the secret of life,the atom and the mind. Today, that ocean has yielded many of its secrets".
A very, very interesting book, both for scientists and laypeople. Published in 1997, it's a look into the future.
Three main revolutions expected to unfold: Computer's, a Bio molecular one and a Quantum revolution.
"One of the most original and unexpected discoveries in recent years is the DNA computer,which may eventually outperform silicon computers on difficult mathematical problems"...Leonard Adelmen of the University of Southern California has showed that even a tiny test tube of DNA might be able to crack problems that would choke a supercomputer".
There are predictions reaching year 2100, antimatter engines...along with Nanotechnology advances (can you imagine supercomputers the size of atoms?), and eternal life seriously considered.
Very futuristic: the idea of DNA computers...capable of solving problems faster than standard serial computers.
It's all in the book.
October 20, 2021
4.2 stars
با اینکه بخش هایی از این کتاب رو به دلیل تخصصی بودن مباحث متوجه نشدم ،( بخش اول در حوزه هوش مصنوعی) الان پس از اتمام این کتاب حس عجیبی دارم... مثل زمانی که که یک سریال صد قسمتی دیدم و الان که قسمت صدم را به پایان رساندم با شخصیت های داستان زندگی کردم و احساس دلبستگی به آنها پیدا کردم
گویی این کتاب و لحظاتی که برای آن صرف کردم، بخشی ماندگار از سابقه و تاریخ زندگی من خواهند بود
میچیو کاکو ، فیزیکدان و مروج علم و استاد دانشگاه در این اثر به معرفی علوم سه گانه ای می پردازد که موتور محرکِ بشر و علوم اصلی در قرن بیست و یکم هستند
علم اول: کامپیوتر، نرم افزار و هوش مصنوعی
علم دوم: بیولوژی مولکولی
علم سوم: فیزیک کوانتوم
مطالب با زبانی ساده نگارش شده ولی نیاز به دانش ابتدایی در حوزه کامپیوتر، فیزیک و بیولوژی دارد که اگر شما این دانش ها رو ندارید ، می توانید از اطرافیان قسمت هایی رو که متوجه نشدید ، بپرسید ( کاری که من کردم ) این اثر به زبانی ساده تئوری نسبیت عام انیشتین و مباحث مربوط به فضا - زمان، سیاه چاله، کرم چاله، هوش مصنوعی، شبیه سازی و... رو مطرح میکند و حقیقتا بعد از خوندنِ این اثر حس تحیّر و تواضع در برابر هستی ، جهان و کائنات دارم
باشد که روزی که علم و نه شبه علم که امروزه دکان داران بی مروّت، بازار آن را گرم کرده اند ، جایگاه حقیقی اش را در جهان پیدا کن
با اینکه بخش هایی از این کتاب رو به دلیل تخصصی بودن مباحث متوجه نشدم ،( بخش اول در حوزه هوش مصنوعی) الان پس از اتمام این کتاب حس عجیبی دارم... مثل زمانی که که یک سریال صد قسمتی دیدم و الان که قسمت صدم را به پایان رساندم با شخصیت های داستان زندگی کردم و احساس دلبستگی به آنها پیدا کردم
گویی این کتاب و لحظاتی که برای آن صرف کردم، بخشی ماندگار از سابقه و تاریخ زندگی من خواهند بود
میچیو کاکو ، فیزیکدان و مروج علم و استاد دانشگاه در این اثر به معرفی علوم سه گانه ای می پردازد که موتور محرکِ بشر و علوم اصلی در قرن بیست و یکم هستند
علم اول: کامپیوتر، نرم افزار و هوش مصنوعی
علم دوم: بیولوژی مولکولی
علم سوم: فیزیک کوانتوم
مطالب با زبانی ساده نگارش شده ولی نیاز به دانش ابتدایی در حوزه کامپیوتر، فیزیک و بیولوژی دارد که اگر شما این دانش ها رو ندارید ، می توانید از اطرافیان قسمت هایی رو که متوجه نشدید ، بپرسید ( کاری که من کردم ) این اثر به زبانی ساده تئوری نسبیت عام انیشتین و مباحث مربوط به فضا - زمان، سیاه چاله، کرم چاله، هوش مصنوعی، شبیه سازی و... رو مطرح میکند و حقیقتا بعد از خوندنِ این اثر حس تحیّر و تواضع در برابر هستی ، جهان و کائنات دارم
باشد که روزی که علم و نه شبه علم که امروزه دکان داران بی مروّت، بازار آن را گرم کرده اند ، جایگاه حقیقی اش را در جهان پیدا کن
July 4, 2012
Richard Dawkins defines "poetic magic" as something deeply moving, something exhilarating, something that gives you goose bumps in the night... in short, makes you feel good to be alive. Reading a book by Michio Kaku is poetic magic. Approachable, entertaining science writing, about reaching toward mastery of matter, life, and intelligence to reshape ourselves and the universe around us.
This was written about 15 years ago, so as a futurism book it's dated in places, but since we're only 12 years into the 21st century, and Kaku speculates readily up to 2100, I think it's still a valid book for future contemplation.
Kaku covers 3 scientific revolutions that will shape the 21st century: the Computer Revolution, the Biomolecular Revolution, and the Quantum Revolution. He envisions the world as these revolutions unfold and discusses relevant issues on their impact.
If there is a futuristic science concept you are interested in .. antimatter engines, privacy and genetics, anti-aging, robot consciousness, etc. .. it's touched on somewhere in here.
Again, a warning that some bits are dated, but it's still worth a read for Chapter 15 alone, "Toward a Planetary Civilization" where Kaku explores Nikolai Kardashev's classification system for extraterrestrial civilizations. To give you a sense of scale, the United Federation of Planets in Star Trek would only qualify as an emerging Type II civilization.
Fun stuff, and Kaku has written several more books since this one if you like his writing.
This was written about 15 years ago, so as a futurism book it's dated in places, but since we're only 12 years into the 21st century, and Kaku speculates readily up to 2100, I think it's still a valid book for future contemplation.
Kaku covers 3 scientific revolutions that will shape the 21st century: the Computer Revolution, the Biomolecular Revolution, and the Quantum Revolution. He envisions the world as these revolutions unfold and discusses relevant issues on their impact.
If there is a futuristic science concept you are interested in .. antimatter engines, privacy and genetics, anti-aging, robot consciousness, etc. .. it's touched on somewhere in here.
Again, a warning that some bits are dated, but it's still worth a read for Chapter 15 alone, "Toward a Planetary Civilization" where Kaku explores Nikolai Kardashev's classification system for extraterrestrial civilizations. To give you a sense of scale, the United Federation of Planets in Star Trek would only qualify as an emerging Type II civilization.
Fun stuff, and Kaku has written several more books since this one if you like his writing.
July 23, 2017
حينما تقرأ واقعا تعيشه قد كتب وسُطّر في 1997 ... ولكن انتبه، قد خُطط له حتما قبل ذلك بكثير !!
حينما يتكلم العلماء ويتنبؤون بالمستقبل ... إنه كلام علماء وليس كلام ساسة !! وقتها تستشعر عظمة العلم وعظمة حامليه :)
بالمناسبة هناك كلمة جميلة وردت من أحد العلماء بخصوص السياسة قال فيها: "إن العلم لا السياسة هو الذي يصنع تطور الجنس البشري وسعادته"
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* الكتاب رائع بجد، يصف لك مافي تصور وعقول مخترعي كل مافي هذه الدنيا من تكنولوجيا، بماذا يفكرون وإلى ماذا يطمحون ويسعون، وكيف سيكون !
* حينما تدرك بقراءتك للكتاب أن كل هذا التقدم الذي نشهده وهذه التقنية التي نعيشها عمرها 100 سنة، كانت منظورة ومُتصوّرة بوضوح جيد بل وجيد جدا جدا، ثم تدرك المفارقة الكبيرة التي يعيشها الطرف الآخر من الكوكب كالشرق الأوسط وآسيا وأفريقيا، وماذا حصّلوا في هذه السنين المئة :(
- ثورة الترانسستورات والمعالجات الدقيقة النانوية
-الواقع الافتراضي المعزز
- الثورة الجينية، ثورة الـ د.ن.ا
- الفيزياء النووية وطاقة الانشطار والاندماج
- فيزياء الجسيمات النانوية
!!!!! إنها الفيزياء ياسادة !!!!!
حينما يتكلم العلماء ويتنبؤون بالمستقبل ... إنه كلام علماء وليس كلام ساسة !! وقتها تستشعر عظمة العلم وعظمة حامليه :)
بالمناسبة هناك كلمة جميلة وردت من أحد العلماء بخصوص السياسة قال فيها: "إن العلم لا السياسة هو الذي يصنع تطور الجنس البشري وسعادته"
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* الكتاب رائع بجد، يصف لك مافي تصور وعقول مخترعي كل مافي هذه الدنيا من تكنولوجيا، بماذا يفكرون وإلى ماذا يطمحون ويسعون، وكيف سيكون !
* حينما تدرك بقراءتك للكتاب أن كل هذا التقدم الذي نشهده وهذه التقنية التي نعيشها عمرها 100 سنة، كانت منظورة ومُتصوّرة بوضوح جيد بل وجيد جدا جدا، ثم تدرك المفارقة الكبيرة التي يعيشها الطرف الآخر من الكوكب كالشرق الأوسط وآسيا وأفريقيا، وماذا حصّلوا في هذه السنين المئة :(
- ثورة الترانسستورات والمعالجات الدقيقة النانوية
-الواقع الافتراضي المعزز
- الثورة الجينية، ثورة الـ د.ن.ا
- الفيزياء النووية وطاقة الانشطار والاندماج
- فيزياء الجسيمات النانوية
!!!!! إنها الفيزياء ياسادة !!!!!
July 24, 2025
Although I always found science an interesting subject, I never had a chance to get deeper into it. I really got hooked into it when watching the documentary from Brian Greene The Elegant Universe. Anyway, I watched the Horizon series of the same names from Michio Kaku and I found the subject so interesting that I wanted to read the book. You get from the book what you could not get from the program and since the program is more visual, it gives a different perspective and help you understand the more technical parts. A book in my list to reread, especially in the moving world.
March 8, 2009
Kaku just sees to repeat a few sound bites over and over. He makes the common pop science mistake of truncating his explanations as they get technical, rather than explaining them in layman's terms. The result is like climbing into fog - the science becomes disembodied and disconnected.
April 15, 2021
This is a great book. The efforts put by Dr. Kaku in writing such a distinguish science book is highly applauded. By the way, this book is a knowledge booster which tells a lot about the upcoming technology. The computer revolution, quantum revolution and biomolecular revolution sections are full of advanced and mind-boggling technologies which will change our future forever. Visions is not for people with physics major only. Rather, it communicates through several other disciplines as well.
Highly recommended!
Highly recommended!
October 7, 2011
The book was written in 1997, so it was interesting to see how Kaku's short term projections came out. It is split into the quantum revolution, computer revolution, and molecular revolution, with the broad theme that soon we will become masters instead of observers of the universe. By soon, I mean at least 100-10,000 years, depending on your definition of master. Anyway, it was a fun read. I will probably check out his most recent book, Physics of the Future.
September 17, 2023
Od rewolucji komputerowej, po biomolekularną (genetyka) aż do rewolucji kwantowej (astrofizyka i ewolucja miedzygalaktyczna) okiem uznanego fizyka. Sporo tytułowych wizji i teorii popartych badaniami.
November 22, 2018
«قال أينشتاين ذات مرة: لا ترينا الطبيعة من الأسد سوى ذيله، ولكني لا أشك مطلقًا في أن أسدًا وراء هذا الذيل، حتى لو لم يتمكن بسبب حجمه الضخم من إظهار نفسه ولو مرة واحدة.
وقد عني أينشتاين بذنب الأسد الكون كما ندركه، أما الأسد فهو نظرية المجال الموحد»
كتاب رائع آخر من كتب «ميتشو كاكو» الفيزيائي وعالم الفيزياء النظرية الأمريكي ذو الأصل الياباني.
الكتب القديمة مثل هذا الكتاب (نشر عام ١٩٩٨) بالرغم من أنها ربما تبدو للوهلة الأولى غير مفيدة، لكن الحقيقة أن هناك مظهر من مظاهر الروعة في كتب المستقبليات القديمة. فعندما تقرأ تنبؤات المستقبل من وجهة نظر قديمة نوعًا ما، وترى انبهار الكاتب باختراعات المستقبل وتطوراته، ثم ترى أنك تعايش ولو جزءًا من تلك التطورات، تشعر برهبة من قدرة العلم على تحقيق التنبؤات، هي تجربة شاعرية أكثر منها علمية. قابلت نفس التجربة في كتاب «بين الأرض والقمر» لأسيموف، وهو يتحدث بشغف كبير حول صعود الإنسان على القمر، قبل أن يصعد البشر فعلا على القمر.
رؤى مستقبلية، كتاب يتحدث عن التطور العلمي المتوقع في ثلاث مجالات وهي الثورة البيوجزيئية، وثورة الكمبيوتر، وثورة الكوانتم. وذلك خلال القرن الحادي والعشرين على وجه الخصوص، وبالتالي لا تزال أكثر توقعاته لم تتحقق بعد.
يبدأ «كاكو» بثورة الكمبيوتر ومفاهيم أساسية عنها مثل قانون مور الذي يقول أن قدرة الكمبيوتر تتضاعف كل ١٨ شهر مرة. ويقول معلومة غريبة جدًا وهي أن قدرة الكمبيوتر ازدادت من عام ١٩٥٠ حتى عام ١٩٩٨ ب ١٠ بليون مرة!!
ويتناول موضوع الذكاء الاصطناعي وما يتعلق به من أفكار وتطورات محتملة. وكما عادة ميتشو كاكو، فهو يتناول الموضوع من كل جوانبه، فيشرح العقل ونقل الإشارات فيه واستهلاكه للطاقة، فهو ما نحاول محاكاته بعد كل شيء.
ويتناول أيضا موضوع كمبيوترات ال DNA، والتي تستغل قدرة ال DNA على التخزين، ومميزاتها وعيوبها.
وبال DNA يبدأ الجزء الثالث من الكتاب، وهو الثورة الثانية: الثورة البيوجزيئية. وربما يكون أساسها القدرة على إصلاح الجينات، مما سيمكن من التخلص من أمراض مستعصية ربما يكون من بينها السرطان، وكذلك يتحدث عن الاستنساخ والجوانب البيولوجية والأخلاقية للموضوع.
وينهي كتابه بأكثر الأجزاء إمتاعًا –من وجهة نظري- وهو الجزء الخاص بثورة الكوانتم والذي تحدث فيه عن عدة تطورات فيزيائية محتملة، ربما ينجم عنها مستقبلًا طرقًا للسفر عبر الفضاء للنجوم البعيدة واكتشاف حضارات أخرى.
الكتاب كما رأيته
سأذكر لكم خواطري حول الكتاب في نقاط:
1. كما أقول دائمًا في مراجعاتي لكتب "ميتشو كاكو"، الرجل لديه قدرة جميلة جدًا على الإحاطة بالموضوع من جوانب متعددة، تخرج الموضوع من رتابة التخصص إلى سعة ترابط التخصصات والاستمتاع بقراءة جوانب متعددة للموضوع. مثلا عندما تحدث عن الأمراض الجينية، تحدث عن جوانب تاريخية هامة للموضوع، وكيف أن هناك ثورات قامت في أوروبا وبلدان كاملة تغيرت بسبب أعطاب في جينات الأسرة الحاكمة.
وفي السياق البيولوجي الأخلاقي أيضًا، ذكر أنه في عام 1927 أعطي تحسين النسل شرعية قانونية عندما أقرت المحكمة العليا في الولايات المتحدة بشرعية عملية التعقيم، وكتب القاضي أوليفر هولمز "بدلا من الانتظار للاقتصاص من مولود منحل بسبب ارتكابه جريمة، أو تركه يجوع بسبب العجز، من الأفضل للعالم كله أن يمنع غير الصالحين من البقاء بشكل واضح من الاستمرار في التناسل". وكان هذا قبل النازية التي قتلت وشردت الآلاف بطرق بشعة.
2. ربما تخصص ميتشو كاكو الفيزيائي هو ما جعل آخر جزء هو أكثر الأجزاء إثارة وإمتاعًا.
3. الترجمة جيدة جدًا، سعد الدين خرفان أصبح وكيلا حصريًا لترجمة مؤلفات ميتشو كاكو. ترجم له رؤى مستقبلية، وفيزياء المستحيل، ومستقبل العقل. أو هذه الكتب التي أعرف أنه ترجمها. ولكن سلسلة عالم المعرفة تصر على أن ميتشو كاكو حاصل على جائزة نوبل وهو ما لم يحدث! في كل الكتب التي ترجموها للرجل كتبوا تلك المعلومة.
وقد عني أينشتاين بذنب الأسد الكون كما ندركه، أما الأسد فهو نظرية المجال الموحد»
كتاب رائع آخر من كتب «ميتشو كاكو» الفيزيائي وعالم الفيزياء النظرية الأمريكي ذو الأصل الياباني.
الكتب القديمة مثل هذا الكتاب (نشر عام ١٩٩٨) بالرغم من أنها ربما تبدو للوهلة الأولى غير مفيدة، لكن الحقيقة أن هناك مظهر من مظاهر الروعة في كتب المستقبليات القديمة. فعندما تقرأ تنبؤات المستقبل من وجهة نظر قديمة نوعًا ما، وترى انبهار الكاتب باختراعات المستقبل وتطوراته، ثم ترى أنك تعايش ولو جزءًا من تلك التطورات، تشعر برهبة من قدرة العلم على تحقيق التنبؤات، هي تجربة شاعرية أكثر منها علمية. قابلت نفس التجربة في كتاب «بين الأرض والقمر» لأسيموف، وهو يتحدث بشغف كبير حول صعود الإنسان على القمر، قبل أن يصعد البشر فعلا على القمر.
رؤى مستقبلية، كتاب يتحدث عن التطور العلمي المتوقع في ثلاث مجالات وهي الثورة البيوجزيئية، وثورة الكمبيوتر، وثورة الكوانتم. وذلك خلال القرن الحادي والعشرين على وجه الخصوص، وبالتالي لا تزال أكثر توقعاته لم تتحقق بعد.
يبدأ «كاكو» بثورة الكمبيوتر ومفاهيم أساسية عنها مثل قانون مور الذي يقول أن قدرة الكمبيوتر تتضاعف كل ١٨ شهر مرة. ويقول معلومة غريبة جدًا وهي أن قدرة الكمبيوتر ازدادت من عام ١٩٥٠ حتى عام ١٩٩٨ ب ١٠ بليون مرة!!
ويتناول موضوع الذكاء الاصطناعي وما يتعلق به من أفكار وتطورات محتملة. وكما عادة ميتشو كاكو، فهو يتناول الموضوع من كل جوانبه، فيشرح العقل ونقل الإشارات فيه واستهلاكه للطاقة، فهو ما نحاول محاكاته بعد كل شيء.
ويتناول أيضا موضوع كمبيوترات ال DNA، والتي تستغل قدرة ال DNA على التخزين، ومميزاتها وعيوبها.
وبال DNA يبدأ الجزء الثالث من الكتاب، وهو الثورة الثانية: الثورة البيوجزيئية. وربما يكون أساسها القدرة على إصلاح الجينات، مما سيمكن من التخلص من أمراض مستعصية ربما يكون من بينها السرطان، وكذلك يتحدث عن الاستنساخ والجوانب البيولوجية والأخلاقية للموضوع.
وينهي كتابه بأكثر الأجزاء إمتاعًا –من وجهة نظري- وهو الجزء الخاص بثورة الكوانتم والذي تحدث فيه عن عدة تطورات فيزيائية محتملة، ربما ينجم عنها مستقبلًا طرقًا للسفر عبر الفضاء للنجوم البعيدة واكتشاف حضارات أخرى.
الكتاب كما رأيته
سأذكر لكم خواطري حول الكتاب في نقاط:
1. كما أقول دائمًا في مراجعاتي لكتب "ميتشو كاكو"، الرجل لديه قدرة جميلة جدًا على الإحاطة بالموضوع من جوانب متعددة، تخرج الموضوع من رتابة التخصص إلى سعة ترابط التخصصات والاستمتاع بقراءة جوانب متعددة للموضوع. مثلا عندما تحدث عن الأمراض الجينية، تحدث عن جوانب تاريخية هامة للموضوع، وكيف أن هناك ثورات قامت في أوروبا وبلدان كاملة تغيرت بسبب أعطاب في جينات الأسرة الحاكمة.
وفي السياق البيولوجي الأخلاقي أيضًا، ذكر أنه في عام 1927 أعطي تحسين النسل شرعية قانونية عندما أقرت المحكمة العليا في الولايات المتحدة بشرعية عملية التعقيم، وكتب القاضي أوليفر هولمز "بدلا من الانتظار للاقتصاص من مولود منحل بسبب ارتكابه جريمة، أو تركه يجوع بسبب العجز، من الأفضل للعالم كله أن يمنع غير الصالحين من البقاء بشكل واضح من الاستمرار في التناسل". وكان هذا قبل النازية التي قتلت وشردت الآلاف بطرق بشعة.
2. ربما تخصص ميتشو كاكو الفيزيائي هو ما جعل آخر جزء هو أكثر الأجزاء إثارة وإمتاعًا.
3. الترجمة جيدة جدًا، سعد الدين خرفان أصبح وكيلا حصريًا لترجمة مؤلفات ميتشو كاكو. ترجم له رؤى مستقبلية، وفيزياء المستحيل، ومستقبل العقل. أو هذه الكتب التي أعرف أنه ترجمها. ولكن سلسلة عالم المعرفة تصر على أن ميتشو كاكو حاصل على جائزة نوبل وهو ما لم يحدث! في كل الكتب التي ترجموها للرجل كتبوا تلك المعلومة.
January 11, 2011
البته من ترجمه شده اش را خواندم
ترجمه ی روانی داشت
کتاب بیشتر آدم را به تخیل وا می دارد تا اینکه چیزی یاد بدهد
مستندش هم ساخته شده و در سه قسمت فصل های کتاب را به تصویر کشیده است
ترجمه ی روانی داشت
کتاب بیشتر آدم را به تخیل وا می دارد تا اینکه چیزی یاد بدهد
مستندش هم ساخته شده و در سه قسمت فصل های کتاب را به تصویر کشیده است
March 12, 2019
This book was published in 1997 and reading it now gives an uncanny deja vu - Michio Kaku accurately predicted how technology will change the world by 2020. This is also because at that time, he had access to many researches, seen proofs of concepts, etc. If I ever read this book in the lates 90s or early millennium, I would have chosen to study computer science (I mean, I'm not a science person so, yea.) He tried to simplify quantum physics but I still can't quantum physics. He has a very good simplified explanation of how one can fall through a black hole into a parallel universe, like a rabbit hole. Type I, II, III civilisations (we are still at zero and Star Trek seems real), time travelling, paradoxes. Very good read.
September 3, 2019
Mielenkiintoinen retrospektiivi tieteen ja teknologian kehitykseen. Vuonna 1997 kirjoitettu kirja spekuloi tulevaisuutta 2020-luvulla, eli nyt. Paljon on jo realisoitunut, mutta monessa suhteessa on myös menty aivan eri suuntiin.
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August 19, 2022this is kind of like black mirror
dropped
October 13, 202325 years later literally nothing in the first few chapters came true. Not going to bother with the rest.
July 13, 2007
I inadvertently made this book even more intellectually intriguing than it would have been otherwise by waiting ten years to read it.
Published in 1997, Visions is a futuristic look at what’s likely to happen in the decades to come in three areas of science that are rapidly converging: computer science, biotechnology, and quantum physics. As nearly as I can tell as a layperson, Kaku has been dead-on for the first decade since the book’s publication. Consequently, even his most off-the-wall predictions have more credibility with me than they would have had if I’d read the book right off the press.
Some of these mind-stopping predictions include DNA tests that can provide detailed physical descriptions of crime suspects, self-replicating machines the size of molecules, and computers that possess both self-awareness and common sense. (Kaku did not predict when the majority of human beings might be expected to achieve common sense!)
It’s amusing to read a book published so recently that “predicts” things we already take for granted: online travel companies and book stores, widely accessible cable and satellite communications, LCD screens replacing CRT monitors. Sequencing of the human genome was completed two years before scientists predicted it would be. Much of the “future” predicted by Kaku has already arrived, and it’s clear that the pace of change is accelerating faster than even the experts could have imagined a short time ago.
Published in 1997, Visions is a futuristic look at what’s likely to happen in the decades to come in three areas of science that are rapidly converging: computer science, biotechnology, and quantum physics. As nearly as I can tell as a layperson, Kaku has been dead-on for the first decade since the book’s publication. Consequently, even his most off-the-wall predictions have more credibility with me than they would have had if I’d read the book right off the press.
Some of these mind-stopping predictions include DNA tests that can provide detailed physical descriptions of crime suspects, self-replicating machines the size of molecules, and computers that possess both self-awareness and common sense. (Kaku did not predict when the majority of human beings might be expected to achieve common sense!)
It’s amusing to read a book published so recently that “predicts” things we already take for granted: online travel companies and book stores, widely accessible cable and satellite communications, LCD screens replacing CRT monitors. Sequencing of the human genome was completed two years before scientists predicted it would be. Much of the “future” predicted by Kaku has already arrived, and it’s clear that the pace of change is accelerating faster than even the experts could have imagined a short time ago.
March 3, 2019
Visions bygger på intervjuer med ett stort antal forskare, däribland flera nobelpristagare, för att skapa en bild av hur framtiden kan se ut. Forskningen sträcker sig över i princip hela det fält av ämnen som idag forskas på, men med en förkärlek för teknik och fokus på tre stora revolutioner - "the Computer Revolution, the Biomolecular Revolution, and the Quantum Revolution". Men alla ämnen och deras praktiska inflytande på samhället diskuteras. Antimateria, genetik, åldrande, artificiell intelligens, ...
Som en över tjugo år gammal bok med fokus på framtiden är den just gammal. Men Kaku gör förutsägelser inom tre perioder, om 20-25 år, om ca 100 år, och "på längre sikt". Detta är spännande, eftersom vi idag befinner oss precis i det första intervallet av förutsägelser som gjordes för över tjugo år sedan. Och här blir det riktigt intressant. Med några få undantag är han spot-on. Det är klart, givet djuplodande intervjuer med forskare inom flera fält är det inte jättesvårt att extrapolera tjugo år framåt, men den bravur Kaku gör det med visar på en insikt även vad gäller de mer framtida förutsägelserna.
Över lag, en engagerande och tänkvärd bok, som även är lärorik och ger en något mer positiv bild av vår framtid än vad som framgår av kvällstidningsrubrikerna.
Som en över tjugo år gammal bok med fokus på framtiden är den just gammal. Men Kaku gör förutsägelser inom tre perioder, om 20-25 år, om ca 100 år, och "på längre sikt". Detta är spännande, eftersom vi idag befinner oss precis i det första intervallet av förutsägelser som gjordes för över tjugo år sedan. Och här blir det riktigt intressant. Med några få undantag är han spot-on. Det är klart, givet djuplodande intervjuer med forskare inom flera fält är det inte jättesvårt att extrapolera tjugo år framåt, men den bravur Kaku gör det med visar på en insikt även vad gäller de mer framtida förutsägelserna.
Över lag, en engagerande och tänkvärd bok, som även är lärorik och ger en något mer positiv bild av vår framtid än vad som framgår av kvällstidningsrubrikerna.
October 20, 2021
n this insightful book, Kaku brings together the thoughts of over a hundred eminent scientists in trying to predict the next hundred years, no mean feat. In his own words, "this is a book about the limitless future of science and technology, focussing on the next 100 years and beyond." The next century is treated as three periods of time: up to the year 2020, 2020 to 2050, and 2050 to 2100. The book is arranged in three main areas, not according to time but according the three area: the computer revolution, the biomolecular revolution and the quantum revolution.
It is a solid book, 400 pages in length, but the content is very accessible. Some of the short-term predictions have already come true - the merging of TV and the internet and wall-mounted displays. Kaku carries on to discuss mid-term prospects such as the eradication of cancer, and longer term areas such as insterstellar travel. This is my favourite book - the one I would rescue from a burning building!
It is a solid book, 400 pages in length, but the content is very accessible. Some of the short-term predictions have already come true - the merging of TV and the internet and wall-mounted displays. Kaku carries on to discuss mid-term prospects such as the eradication of cancer, and longer term areas such as insterstellar travel. This is my favourite book - the one I would rescue from a burning building!
October 17, 2017
I wanted to give this 4 stars but it was missing a few things. First, it was very informative and included much of what I hoped for when I picked up the book. However, Dr. Kaku condenses too much information in his pages and jumps from topic to topic. It's easy to lose interest at times. Not quite like Sagan who gradually brings you into a topic and discusses it long enough for you to feel informed and understand what the hell he is talking about.
This was my second book I have read by Dr. Kaku and I will likely read another. Kaku's passion for science and introduction to scientific topics makes me want to continue reading his works. His writing style just seems to lack in a few key areas.
This was my second book I have read by Dr. Kaku and I will likely read another. Kaku's passion for science and introduction to scientific topics makes me want to continue reading his works. His writing style just seems to lack in a few key areas.
June 3, 2008
This is about technological developments for the next 100 years and beyond. A great investigation by a great scientist.
Written about 10 years ago, so its getting outdated but a lot of the predictions are happening. Good for anybody in the technology field or interested in tech foresight.
Written about 10 years ago, so its getting outdated but a lot of the predictions are happening. Good for anybody in the technology field or interested in tech foresight.
June 2, 2008
If you have any intention of keeping up with the 21st century, your best bet is to get out ahead of it. Read and learn.
November 30, 2014
كما قال مؤلف الكتاب من الأفضل استشارة كتاب الخيال لمحاولة استشراف المستقبل بدلا من العلماء
September 29, 2023
Let’s begin with the rating out of five I gave this book. I think it's deserving of a 4/5 rating because it remained entertaining throughout most of the ~350 page run it has, but it does leave some variety to be desired. Specifically, there are a few chapters that are too repetitive, such as “Molecular Medicine and the Mind/Body Link” and “To Live Forever?”. Other than that, there’s nothing else that I disliked. With that being said, let’s move on to the good.
One of the many aspects of this book that I enjoyed a lot was the predictions it made. The book was published in September 1998, 25 years ago, and some of the predictions turned out to be true, which made for a fun reading experience. Also, the sole author of the book, Michio Kaku, is absolutely brilliant. His vocabulary and explanations for concepts are top notch, which allowed me to understand them quickly and thoroughly. Furthermore, all of the ideas talked about in the book appealed to me, ranging from space exploration to quantum physics. The book is roughly 350 pages long, which I think is the perfect run time because it allows the author to dive into several complicated subjects without them getting too boring. The author did a great job of introducing ideas that would help you understand other concepts later on in the book. For example, he deliberately introduces the concept of cyborgs and biotechnology before molecular medicine and biotechnical cures to genetic diseases. This greatly enhances the reader’s understanding of everything and overall improves the book a lot.
As a whole, I loved the book, but it felt a bit dragged out and dull at times. I recommend it if you're into science or futurism, but it is fairly advanced and I’d say it requires about a 1200L reading level to completely understand everything. Furthermore, it’s a very dense book and it’s not particularly casual but regardless I believe it's an earnest 4.5/5.
One of the many aspects of this book that I enjoyed a lot was the predictions it made. The book was published in September 1998, 25 years ago, and some of the predictions turned out to be true, which made for a fun reading experience. Also, the sole author of the book, Michio Kaku, is absolutely brilliant. His vocabulary and explanations for concepts are top notch, which allowed me to understand them quickly and thoroughly. Furthermore, all of the ideas talked about in the book appealed to me, ranging from space exploration to quantum physics. The book is roughly 350 pages long, which I think is the perfect run time because it allows the author to dive into several complicated subjects without them getting too boring. The author did a great job of introducing ideas that would help you understand other concepts later on in the book. For example, he deliberately introduces the concept of cyborgs and biotechnology before molecular medicine and biotechnical cures to genetic diseases. This greatly enhances the reader’s understanding of everything and overall improves the book a lot.
As a whole, I loved the book, but it felt a bit dragged out and dull at times. I recommend it if you're into science or futurism, but it is fairly advanced and I’d say it requires about a 1200L reading level to completely understand everything. Furthermore, it’s a very dense book and it’s not particularly casual but regardless I believe it's an earnest 4.5/5.
September 21, 2019
Back in the late 1990’s Michio Kaku was writing about then-current scientific advances and how they might change life in the future. He focused on three areas: the computer revolution, the biomolecular revolution, and the quantum revolution. And he aimed his projections at three periods: up to about 2020, from 2020 to 2050, and after 2050. He got much of his information from talking to other scientists in many fields. He thought that many of the predictions for up to 2020 would be pretty accurate, as they focused on areas of research that were already taking place and making progress. Of course, the predictions further into the future were naturally more speculative.
As far as I can tell, some, but not all, of the predictions for what was supposed to be happening by 2020 have come to pass. I suspect that there are many areas where progress has been made, but either the practical applications have not been worked out, or the technology is still too expensive or too complicated to be widely available yet. In particular, many of the things that were predicted to be dirt cheap by now just haven’t happened.
Despite this, Michio Kaku has explained a lot of things in an easy-to-understand manner that I might never have understood otherwise, particularly in the realm of quantum mechanics.
This was a library book.
As far as I can tell, some, but not all, of the predictions for what was supposed to be happening by 2020 have come to pass. I suspect that there are many areas where progress has been made, but either the practical applications have not been worked out, or the technology is still too expensive or too complicated to be widely available yet. In particular, many of the things that were predicted to be dirt cheap by now just haven’t happened.
Despite this, Michio Kaku has explained a lot of things in an easy-to-understand manner that I might never have understood otherwise, particularly in the realm of quantum mechanics.
This was a library book.
January 16, 2021
What a fun book. It was especially fun to read this book in 2021. Kaku breaks up his prediction to three eras, from 2000-2020, 2020-2050, and beyond 2050.
For the 2000-2020 era there was so much he got right, but also so much he got wrong. Near the beginning of the book, he claims that when social scientists and science fiction writers make predictions about the future, they are often wrong because they don’t know the current trajectories of scientific discovery. However, where Kaku is wrong is where is lacks knowledge about the current trajectories of social change.
He drastically underestimates the way capitalism shapes the development of technology, who has access to it, and what form it takes in our daily lives. He also, interestingly, underestimates climate change. (Which you could also say is a form of underestimating capitalism.) Repeatedly in the book he writes along the lines of “if we avoid environmental disaster, x, y, z will happen,” and hs tone implies environmental disaster is rather avoidable. But here in 2021, we can be less sure.
All in all, a very fun book and it makes me want to read some of his more recent writing!
For the 2000-2020 era there was so much he got right, but also so much he got wrong. Near the beginning of the book, he claims that when social scientists and science fiction writers make predictions about the future, they are often wrong because they don’t know the current trajectories of scientific discovery. However, where Kaku is wrong is where is lacks knowledge about the current trajectories of social change.
He drastically underestimates the way capitalism shapes the development of technology, who has access to it, and what form it takes in our daily lives. He also, interestingly, underestimates climate change. (Which you could also say is a form of underestimating capitalism.) Repeatedly in the book he writes along the lines of “if we avoid environmental disaster, x, y, z will happen,” and hs tone implies environmental disaster is rather avoidable. But here in 2021, we can be less sure.
All in all, a very fun book and it makes me want to read some of his more recent writing!
May 19, 2019
Summary: The author, Michio Kaku, discusses how the quantum revolution inspired two other revolutions; the computer and biomolecular revolution. (This is shown in the diagram in chapter 1.)
Pro: The author's knowledge about biology, technology, and physics is combined to make optimistic predictions about the future that may lead our society to a type I civilization. My favorite part in this book is how all three topics were tied together to inspire readers to look towards the future in STEM. I also loved reading about antimatter and the different genes for the human body.
Con: It's very hard to criticize or rate a book that makes predictions that have yet to happen. This book was copyrighted in 1997, and I read this in 2019. So, when I read this it did seem outdated in that some projections had already come true. The only other negative is that some readers may think the author is too optimistic about the future.
Who should read this? People interested in reading briefly about machines, computational biology, and the possible future of humanity.
Pro: The author's knowledge about biology, technology, and physics is combined to make optimistic predictions about the future that may lead our society to a type I civilization. My favorite part in this book is how all three topics were tied together to inspire readers to look towards the future in STEM. I also loved reading about antimatter and the different genes for the human body.
Con: It's very hard to criticize or rate a book that makes predictions that have yet to happen. This book was copyrighted in 1997, and I read this in 2019. So, when I read this it did seem outdated in that some projections had already come true. The only other negative is that some readers may think the author is too optimistic about the future.
Who should read this? People interested in reading briefly about machines, computational biology, and the possible future of humanity.
October 30, 2023
Reading a science book that would be outdated on campus that predicts parts of the future is great because it allows the reader to see where scientists thought society would go, where we are, and make new predictions for the decades to come as it concerns genes, computers, and physics with this author. I always appreciate a book that makes me ask questions and do further research to understand a word, place, or idea, and this book definitely provides that, though some parts do seem to be repetitive. It's a bummer that humans can't get past their petty differences as there's plenty of this planet and galaxy worth exploring in depth, and this book is just a peek into a part of that vast knowledge.
May 25, 2019
Dense and heavy reading. Sometimes had to stop reading since I was questioning everything from how we are formed, what will be the future of our world, what our life is worth, why we are here and how my kids will work and live in the next decades.
If you are like me, and starts to question everything, I suggest to leave the book aside for a while and grab a fast track Sci-fi, or a thriller. As I did.
Is my third reading of Michio Kaku and he never fails to impress me or to get me to think and wonder all that he writes.
If you like that, I strongly suggest to read this and his newest book. If not... I can only be sorry for you.
If you are like me, and starts to question everything, I suggest to leave the book aside for a while and grab a fast track Sci-fi, or a thriller. As I did.
Is my third reading of Michio Kaku and he never fails to impress me or to get me to think and wonder all that he writes.
If you like that, I strongly suggest to read this and his newest book. If not... I can only be sorry for you.
August 1, 2017
"Perhaps there is a lesson here is that science and technology advance and thrive in an open atmosphere, when scientists and engineers can freely interact with each other."
Divided into quantum, computer, and molecular revolutions, this book imagines where these sciences will take us in the future. since this book is 20 years old now, it's interesting to see how many of Kaku's theories are accurate (or projected to become accurate). I think this would be great to read in conjunction with Physics of the Future, another Kaku book delving into theories of the future.
Divided into quantum, computer, and molecular revolutions, this book imagines where these sciences will take us in the future. since this book is 20 years old now, it's interesting to see how many of Kaku's theories are accurate (or projected to become accurate). I think this would be great to read in conjunction with Physics of the Future, another Kaku book delving into theories of the future.
November 12, 2017
This book was written in 1997. It was impressive to realise most of the predicted technologies or events actually happened and some of them are actually under Work In Progress.
However, the way he wrote this book was to give an idea how different fields are connected hence making the content in the book repetitive.
However, the way he wrote this book was to give an idea how different fields are connected hence making the content in the book repetitive.
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