Michio Kaku Quotes

“A plasma is the 'fourth state of matter'. Solids, liquids, and gases make up the three familiar states of matter, but the most common form of matter in the universe is plasma, a gas of ionized atoms.”

“As Sir William Osler once said: The philosophies of one age have become the absurdities of the next, and the foolishness of yesterday has become the wisdom of tomorrow.”

“Because of Faraday's extreme poverty in his youth, he was illiterate in mathematics, and as a result, his notebooks were not full of mathematical equations, but only drawn forms of lines of force, which is one of the most important concepts in the whole of science. Ironically, his lack of mathematical learning led him to make those shapes that are now at the heart of physics.”

“One day, would it be possible to walk through walls? To build starships that can travel faster than the speed of life? To read other people's mind? To become invisible? To move objects with the power of our minds? To transport our bodies instantly through outer space? Since I was a child, I've always been fascinated by these questions.”

“Scientists from Cornell University made the smallest guitar in the world, which is 20 times smaller than a human hair and made of silicon crystal. This guitar has six strings, each 100 atoms thick, and can be played by moving the strings through an atomic force microscope. This guitar really plays music, but at frequencies much higher than the level of the human ear.”

“The Pentagon has been looking into the possibility of developing 'smart dust', dust-sized particles that have tiny sensors inside that can be sprayed over a battlefield to give commanders real-time information. In the future it is conceivable that 'smart dust' might be sent to the nearby stars.”