Dr. Michio Kaku

Dr. Michio Kaku is a renowned theoretical physicist, futurist and professor, whose writing and media work has inspired millions. Familiar across the world for his charismatic ability to explain the most complex of theories in simple terms, he is best known for co-founding string field theory, for his New York Times Bestselling books, and for his appearances on networks including the BBC, CNN and Discovery Channel.

Kaku showed an aptitude in physics from a young age, and even assembled a particle accelerator in the garage of his parents’ house while in high school. He earned the Hertz Engineering Scholarship and went on to graduate first in his physics class at Harvard University. He would later receive his PhD from the University of California, Berkley, teach at Princeton and New York University, and today holds the Henry Semat Chair in Theoretical Physics at The City University of New York. He is known in scientific circles as the co-founder of string field theory, a subset of string theory which utilises the mathematics of fields, and he has published more than 70 articles in physics journals on subjects including supergravity, hadronic physics and superstring theory.

Kaku’s popular science books include Beyond Einstein, Physics of the Impossible, the Samuel Johnson Prize-nominated Parallel Worlds, and Hyperspace, which was named one of the best science books of the year by both The Washington Post and The New York Times. He hosts the national science radio show Science Fantastic and has hosted and appeared in many acclaimed science documentaries for the BBC, the Discovery Channel, ABC, and the History Channel. He is also known for appearing on current affairs and general interest shows such as Good Morning America, Late Show with David Letterman, The Colbert Report and Larry King Live.