''Visions: How Science Will Revolutionize the 21st Century'' is a
popular science
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book by
Michio Kaku
Michio Kaku (; ; born January 24, 1947) is an American theoretical physicist, Science communication, science communicator, futurologist, and writer of popular-science. He is a professor of theoretical physics at the City College of New York and ...
first published in 1997. In Visions, Kaku examines the great scientific revolutions that have dramatically reshaped the twentieth century, namely
quantum mechanics
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,
biotechnology
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, and
artificial intelligence
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and shows how they will change and alter science and the way we live.
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Popular science books
Books by Michio Kaku
1997 non-fiction books
Doubleday (publisher) books