Exploring Our Destiny Beyond Earth: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, and the Possibility of Immortality

Pranob: This is an exploration of the topics at the frontier of human endeavour. It might well serve as a laundry list of future careers and fields of enquiry, for those interested. Future herein refers to near term to practically forever . A one of a kind work

India on Oct 28, 2023

Remedylane: Just wow. What a beautiful way of explaining the universe to someone who has absolutely NO IDEA of physics, math or anything related. Absolutely recommended.

Spain on Dec 01, 2022

Matthew Whyndham: Not being exactly new to these subjects, I am perhaps not the target reader. There is physics, but it's offered gently in words rather than graphs or equations. It's a good sweep of several potential futures, so brings us up to speed with current thinking. However, I thought this was too lightly treated, and perhaps a little uncritical. A couple of technical details here or there would have improved it for me. However, there are some technical references in the notes (along with many website links), so I can always knock myself out with those. This would be great for a general reader or young student, perhaps up to undergraduate.

United Kingdom on Jan 07, 2021

J. Axup: It feels like the science behind every core concept used by every sci-fi book/film is examined in-depth...

Digitisation of the human mind (Altered Carbon)
Time distortion of black, and white holes (Interstellar)
Multigeneration ships (Children of Time)
The Martian film expired in detail

Also lots of good trivia, such as the real origin of American space rocket designs. It somehow manages to cover every major point covered by the amazing Bryan Cox Planets series, which makes me think that series was maybe inspired by this book...

There's plenty in here. It can get pretty technical but you certainly don't need a science degree to understand it; having watched plenty of sci-fi is probably plenty enough.

United Kingdom on Oct 01, 2020

Anoooo: The content of the book is pretty good. However, some parts can be bit boring, and this book is probably not for young readers and those who aren't in the field of science and technology, because it uses a lot of difficult terms, and describes some complicated technologies and science. Though, it did help me realize what technologies are being developed and what researches are being carried out.
The printing quality is also pretty good, but I'm disappointed about the book's cover. It's just a normal writing paper with slightly thicker thickness. It doesn't seem to be tough at all, and I had to apply a plastic cover to protect it for the long run.

Japan on Oct 29, 2019

Kenneth L. Matheny: I've read several of Professor Kaku's books, and there are two things I can say about all of them: (1) they are extremely well written and (2) they will expand your mind. When it comes to the genre of physics books for laypersons, Kaku is as good as it gets. Indeed, his book "Hyperspace" was one of the first books of this genre that I read many years ago, and thanks to Professor Kaku, this one-time English major has become very interested in physics.

"The Future of Humanity" is a fun book. This is one of Kaku's gifts--making science fun. Any layperson of average intelligence can (with a little determination) understand Professor Kaku's discussions of quantum physics, relativity, string theory, and related matters. In this book, Kaku covers not only the short-term future, which involves colonization of Mars, and exploration of earth-like planets in our galactic neighborhood. He also takes a look into the very distant future of humanity, when we might well have achieved immortality, and have advanced from our current Type 0 civilization into a Type 3 civilization, which has harnessed the power of galaxies, to explore the entire universe. Along the way, one learns quite a bit...

United States on May 24, 2019

Book Shark: The Future of Humanity: Terraforming Mars, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth by Michio Kaku

“The Future of Humanity” is an awe-inspiring exploration of the pioneers who have the energy, vision, and the resources to change the fate of humanity. He also analyzes the advance in technology that will make it possible to leave the Earth and settle elsewhere. Cofounder of string field theory, best-selling author and professor of theoretical physics at the City University of New York, Dr. Michio Kaku takes the reader on a unique journey beyond Earth. This splendid 352-page book includes fourteen chapters broken out by the following three parts: I. Leaving the Earth, II. Voyage to the Stars, and III. Life in the Universe.

Positives:
1. A Kaku trademark, great science writing for the general public. Informative, interesting and fun to read.
2. The fascinating topic of the future of humanity in the hands of an expert.
3. Excellent format. The book is broken out logically and in chronological order of future events. Also, each chapter is introduced by chapter-appropriate quotes.
4. An excellent introduction that clearly states the...

United States on Mar 07, 2018