Physics of the Future

Michio Kaku on Physics of the Future

" The book is good enough to stimulate our imagination."

"To call the evolution of the computermeteoric seems like an understatement. Consider Moore's Law, an observation that Gordon Moore made back in 1965. He noticed that the number of transistors engineers could cram onto a silicon chip doubled every year or so. That manic pace slowed over the years to a slightly more modest 24-month cycle."

"How has the approach toward nanotechnology changed as we've learned more about nature?"

"CPU clock speed for a single cpu has been fairly static in the last couple of years  - hovering around 3.4Ghz. Of course, we shouldn't fall completely into the Megahertz myth, but one avenue of speed increase has been blocked:"

"Nanotechnology"

"Moore's law is the observation that, over the history of computing hardware, the number of transistors on integrated circuits doubles approximately every two years. The law is named after Intel co-founder Gordon E. Moore, who described the trend in his 1965 paper.[1][2][3] His prediction has proven to be accurate, in part because the law is now used in the semiconductor industry to guide long-term planning and to set targets for research and development.[4]"

Physicists rank everything, even human civilizations, by the energy it consumes.

"Our world is full of integrated circuits. You find several of them in computers. For example, most people have probably heard about the microprocessor. The microprocessor is an integrated circuit that processes all information in the computer. It keeps track of what keys are pressed and if the mouse has been moved. It counts numbers and runs programs, games and the operating system. Integrated circuits are also found in almost every modern electrical device such as cars, television sets, CD players, cellular phones, etc. But what is an integrated circuit and what is the history behind it?"

For Discussion: Many young people and adults say that if we were to follow all the rules, we wouldn't eat anything, drink anything or rub anything on our bodies. Therefore they say hey don't care and will eat and do what they want. It's too hard to do anything about the situation as it id so we don't bother.

I came across this article about new currency. Very interesting. Great topic with students who think the existing currency is all we can use in buying and selling.