by Michio Kaku, Springer (Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics) 038798589 1 (hbk $49.95).
This edition of Kaku’s book, first published in 1988, ensures the continued availability of a valuable introduction to this field, already heralded in some quarters as the physics of the 21st century. Kaku is professor of theoretical physics at the City College of the City University of New York. A prolific and respected writer of popular science (“Visions: how science will revolutionize the 21st century and beyond”; “Hyperspace: a scientific odyssey through parallel universes, time warps and the tenth dimension”; “Beyond Einstein: the cosmic quest for the theory of the universe” (with Jennifer Trainer)), he is also the author of Quantum Field Theory: a Modern Introduction, and hosts a successful weekly radio science programme.
