Michio Kaku, Physicist, Bestselling Author and Media Personality

Michio Kaku, cutting-edge theoretical physicist, cofounder of “string field theory” and influential futurist, is the author of the NY Times Bestseller, Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 (2011). Scientific American called it, “Epic in its scope and heroic in its inspiration.” Of interest to Capital Region audiences, Kaku devotes a large portion of the book to nanotechnology. He appears frequently on the Discovery and Science Channels.