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Physics of the Impossible

2008-12-19T11:12:29Z

217.205.224.155: /* Background */

{{notability|Books|date=August 2008}}
{{Infobox Book
| name = Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration Into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
| author = [[Michio Kaku]]
| publisher = The Doubleday Publishing Group
| language = [[English language|English]]
| genre = [[Non-fiction]]
| release_date = 2008
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover]], [[Paperback]])
| isbn = 978-0-385-52069-0}}

'''''Physics of the Impossible''''', by physicist and futurist Dr. [[Michio Kaku]], is a nonfiction book exploring the [[theoretical physics]] of topics typically constrained to [[science fiction]]. In ''Physics of the Impossible'', Dr. Kaku explains how notions such as telepathy and intergalactic travel may become not only practical, but even commonplace. His book further blurs the line between reality and science fiction, looking far ahead into a technologically advanced but scientifically sound version of the future.

==Background==
As a child, Dr. Kaku was immersed early on in the world of science fiction from its omnipresence in much popular culture. Inspired by shows like [[Flash Gordon]], he soon realized that although the protagonist was always triumphant over whatever new evil emerged, the series had no premise without the scientist. Science always underlined and strengthened the plot; in his words, "without science, there is no science fiction." But reality insisted that science fiction was just that- fiction, nothing more than quips at the impossible. In order to further his fascination with the impossible, he decided that physics and mathematics were the best choices for study. Without a background in physics, he might end up knowing if the seemingly impossible was or could be remotely real. Through hard work and dedication, his dream was realized, as he earned a scholarship to Harvard and pursued the study which he loved. He further notes that the impossible is often relative, as what was impossible a hundred or thousand years ago may be commonplace today. The supposed impossible has been proven true several times within Dr. Kaku's own lifetime, with [[plate tectonics]] and the [[KT extinction]] as examples. Thus, this led him to try to explain how today's "impossible" may eventually become the future's "everyday."

==Contents==
Dr. Kaku divides his book into three sections based on his classification of impossibilities. Class I impossibilities are beyond our current ability but do not explicitly break any known laws of physics and may become reality within the century. Class II impossibilities are on the outer fringes of our current knowledge of the physical world but may be possible for a society millennia ahead of ours. Class III impossibilities break current laws of physics and would require our society to redefine its beliefs about physics. Each chapter clearly states the technology mentioned and how it might become a reality, although chapters become somewhat more general towards the end of the book due to lack of research. Some of the technologies mentioned are explained as per a slightly altered form, which remains as true to the original concept as possible while remaining practical. Dr. Kaku concludes his book with a short epilogue detailing the newest frontiers in physics and how there is still much more to be learned about physics and our universe.

==External links==
*[http://www.mkaku.org/ Dr. Kaku's personal website]

[[Category:2008 books]]
[[Category:Popular science books]]

Physics of the Impossible

2008-12-19T11:10:22Z

217.205.224.155: /* Contents */

{{notability|Books|date=August 2008}}
{{Infobox Book
| name = Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration Into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, and Time Travel
| author = [[Michio Kaku]]
| publisher = The Doubleday Publishing Group
| language = [[English language|English]]
| genre = [[Non-fiction]]
| release_date = 2008
| media_type = Print ([[Hardcover]], [[Paperback]])
| isbn = 978-0-385-52069-0}}

'''''Physics of the Impossible''''', by physicist and futurist Dr. [[Michio Kaku]], is a nonfiction book exploring the [[theoretical physics]] of topics typically constrained to [[science fiction]]. In ''Physics of the Impossible'', Dr. Kaku explains how notions such as telepathy and intergalactic travel may become not only practical, but even commonplace. His book further blurs the line between reality and science fiction, looking far ahead into a technologically advanced but scientifically sound version of the future.

==Background==
As a child, Dr. Kaku was immersed early on in the world of science fiction from its omnipresence in much popular culture. Inspired by shows like [[Flash Gordon]], he soon realized that although the protagonist was always triumphant over whatever new evil emerged, the series had no premise without the scientist. Science always underlined and strengthened the plot; in his words, "without science, there is no science fiction." But reality insisted that science fiction was just that- fiction, nothing more than quips at the impossible. In order to further his fascination with the impossible, he decided that physics and mathematics were the best choices for study. Without a background in physics, he might end up never knowing if the seemingly impossible was or could be remotely real. Through hard work and dedication, his dream was realized, as he earned a scholarship to Harvard and pursued the study which he loved. He further notes that the impossible is often relative, as what was impossible a hundred or thousand years ago may be commonplace today. The supposed impossible has been proven true several times within Dr. Kaku's own lifetime, with [[plate tectonics]] and the [[KT extinction]] as examples. Thus, this led him to try to explain how today's "impossible" may eventually become the future's "everyday."

==Contents==
Dr. Kaku divides his book into three sections based on his classification of impossibilities. Class I impossibilities are beyond our current ability but do not explicitly break any known laws of physics and may become reality within the century. Class II impossibilities are on the outer fringes of our current knowledge of the physical world but may be possible for a society millennia ahead of ours. Class III impossibilities break current laws of physics and would require our society to redefine its beliefs about physics. Each chapter clearly states the technology mentioned and how it might become a reality, although chapters become somewhat more general towards the end of the book due to lack of research. Some of the technologies mentioned are explained as per a slightly altered form, which remains as true to the original concept as possible while remaining practical. Dr. Kaku concludes his book with a short epilogue detailing the newest frontiers in physics and how there is still much more to be learned about physics and our universe.

==External links==
*[http://www.mkaku.org/ Dr. Kaku's personal website]

[[Category:2008 books]]
[[Category:Popular science books]]

Anatomic P2P

2005-10-25T17:55:48Z

217.205.240.158:

{{Infobox_Software |
name = Anatomic P2P |
screenshot = [[Image:Anatomic.P2P.Screenshot.png | 220px]] |
caption = Anatomic P2P Screenshot on [[Xfce]] 4 |
developer = Kunkie |
latest_release_version = 0.1 RC1 |
latest_release_date = [[October 25]] [[2005]] |
operating_system = [[Cross-platform]] |
genre = [[peer to peer]] |
license = [[GNU General Public License]] |
website = [http://anatomic.berlios.de anatomic.berlios.de]|
}}

'''Anatomic P2P''' is a [[decentralized |decentralised]] [[peer-to-peer]] network based on the [[BitTorrent]] protocol. All [[software]] that forms a part of Anatomic P2P is licensed under the [[GNU General Public License]]. Anatomic P2P consists of various scripts and applications, including the '''tracker (or node) script''', '''supertracker (or supernode) script''', '''planter applicatons''' and the '''client'''. All the scripts are written in [[PHP]] but nevertheless would function in any other language. All the applications are written in [[Python programming language|Python]].

===File Distribution===
To distribute files on the network a user makes a '''torrent file''' as usual. This torrent file has to be planted on the network, which is the process of notifying the supernodes and nodes (by [[HTTP]]) that the file is going to be shared on the network. This can be done through a simple wizard. The Anatomic P2P network has backwards compatibility (dubbed 'hackwards compatibility', which means that most other BitTorrent clients can support Anatomic P2P planted torrents.

===Client===

The client is written in Python and [[PyGTK]] and this means it can run on [[Windows]], [[Linux]] or [[Mac OS X|Mac OS X (with X server)]]. The client was based on [[BitTornado]]. A [[deprecated]] [[command-line]] client is also available. The client supports torrents using a single tracker or torrents planted on the Anatomic P2P Network.

===Network===
The anatomic uses a series of data sharing [[Node_(networking)| nodes]] and supernodes (also known as supertrackers) to share files. Nodes on the Anatomic P2P network are modified '''BitTorrent trackers''' written in [[PHP]]. The supernodes contain an index of the torrents that are being shared on the nodes. The nodes are able to share user data in a process called '''peer-sharing'''. Therefore the network is decentralised since there is no central point in the network.

[[Category:BitTorrent clients]]

Anatomic P2P

2005-10-12T18:19:25Z

217.205.244.21:

{{Infobox_Software |
name = Anatomic P2P |
screenshot = [[Image:Anatomic.P2P.Screenshot.png | 220px]] |
caption = Anatomic P2P Screenshot on [[Xfce]] 4 |
developer = Kunkie |
latest_release_version = 0.1 Beta2 |
latest_release_date = [[August 15]] [[2005]] |
operating_system = [[Cross-platform]] |
genre = [[peer to peer]] |
license = [[GNU General Public License]] |
website = [http://anatomic.berlios.de anatomic.berlios.de]|
}}

'''Anatomic P2P''' is a [[decentralized |decentralised]] [[peer-to-peer]] network based on the [[BitTorrent]] protocol. All [[software]] that forms a part of Anatomic P2P is licensed under the [[GNU General Public License]]. Anatomic P2P consists of various scripts and applications, including the '''tracker (or node) script''', '''supertracker (or supernode) script''', '''planter applicatons''' and the '''client'''. All the scripts are written in [[PHP]] but nevertheless would function in any other language. All the applications are written in [[Python programming language|Python]].

===File Distribution===
To distribute files on the network a user makes a '''torrent file''' as usual. This torrent file has to be planted on the network, which is the process of notifying the supernodes and nodes (by [[HTTP]]) that the file is going to be shared on the network. This can be done through a simple wizard. The Anatomic P2P network has backwards compatibility (dubbed 'hackwards compatibility', which means that most other BitTorrent clients can support Anatomic P2P planted torrents.

===Client===

The client is written in Python and [[PyGTK]] and this means it can run on [[Windows]], [[Linux]] or [[Mac OS X|Mac OS X (with X server)]]. The client was based on [[BitTornado]]. A [[deprecated]] [[command-line]] client is also available. The client supports torrents using a single tracker or torrents planted on the Anatomic P2P Network.

===Network===
The anatomic uses a series of data sharing [[Node_(networking)| nodes]] and supernodes (also known as supertrackers) to share files. Nodes on the Anatomic P2P network are modified '''BitTorrent trackers''' written in [[PHP]]. The supernodes contain an index of the torrents that are being shared on the nodes. The nodes are able to share user data in a process called '''peer-sharing'''. Therefore the network is decentralised since there is no central point in the network.

[[Category:BitTorrent clients]]

Anatomic P2P

2005-09-13T21:34:00Z

217.205.245.202:

{{Infobox_Software |
name = Anatomic P2P |
screenshot = [[Image:Anatomic.P2P.Screenshot.png | 220px]] |
caption = Anatomic P2P Screenshot on [[Xfce]] 4 |
developer = Kunkie |
latest_release_version = 0.1 Beta2 |
latest_release_date = [[August 15]] [[2005]] |
operating_system = [[Cross-platform]] |
genre = [[peer to peer]] |
license = [[GNU General Public License]] |
website = [http://anatomic.berlios.de anatomic.berlios.de]|
}}

'''Anatomic P2P''' is a [[decentralized |decentralised]] [[peer-to-peer]] network based on the [[BitTorrent]] protocol. All [[software]] that forms a part of Anatomic P2P is licenced under the [[GNU General Public License]]. Anatomic P2P consists of various scripts and applications, including the '''tracker (or node) script''', '''supertracker (or supernode) script''', '''planter applicatons''' and the '''client'''. All the scripts are written in [[PHP]] but nevertheless would function in any other language. All the applications are written in [[Python]].

===File Distribution===
To distribute files on the network a user makes a '''torrent file''' as usual. This torrent file has to be planted on the network, which is the process of notifying the supernodes and nodes (by [[HTTP]]) that the file is going to be shared on the network. This can be done through a simple wizard. The Anatomic P2P network has backwards compatibility (dubbed 'hackwards compatibility', which means that most other BitTorrent clients can support Anatomic P2P planted torrents.

===Client===

The client is written in [[Python]] and [[PyGTK]] and this means it can run on [[Windows]], [[Linux]] or [[Mac OS X|Mac OS X (with X server)]]. The client was based on [[BitTornado]]. A [[deprecated]] [[command-line]] client is also available. The client supports torrents using a single tracker or torrents planted on the Anatomic P2P Network.

===Network===
The anatomic uses a series of data sharing [[Node_(networking)| nodes]] and supernodes (also known as supertrackers) to share files. Nodes on the Anatomic P2P network are modified '''BitTorrent trackers''' written in [[PHP]]. The supernodes contain an index of the torrents that are being shared on the nodes. The nodes are able to share user data in a process called '''peer-sharing'''. Therefore the network is decentralised since there is no central point in the network.

Anatomic P2P

2005-09-13T21:32:37Z

217.205.245.202:

{{Infobox_Software |
name = Anatomic P2P |
screenshot = [[Image:Anatomic.P2P.Screenshot.png | thumb]] |
caption = Anatomic P2P Screenshot on [[Xfce]] 4 |
developer = Kunkie |
latest_release_version = 0.1 Beta2 |
latest_release_date = [[August 15]] [[2005]] |
operating_system = [[Cross-platform]] |
genre = [[peer to peer]] |
license = [[GNU General Public License]] |
website = [http://anatomic.berlios.de anatomic.berlios.de]|
}}

'''Anatomic P2P''' is a [[decentralized |decentralised]] [[peer-to-peer]] network based on the [[BitTorrent]] protocol. All [[software]] that forms a part of Anatomic P2P is licenced under the [[GNU General Public License]]. Anatomic P2P consists of various scripts and applications, including the '''tracker (or node) script''', '''supertracker (or supernode) script''', '''planter applicatons''' and the '''client'''. All the scripts are written in [[PHP]] but nevertheless would function in any other language. All the applications are written in [[Python]].

===File Distribution===
To distribute files on the network a user makes a '''torrent file''' as usual. This torrent file has to be planted on the network, which is the process of notifying the supernodes and nodes (by [[HTTP]]) that the file is going to be shared on the network. This can be done through a simple wizard. The Anatomic P2P network has backwards compatibility (dubbed 'hackwards compatibility', which means that most other BitTorrent clients can support Anatomic P2P planted torrents.

===Client===

The client is written in [[Python]] and [[PyGTK]] and this means it can run on [[Windows]], [[Linux]] or [[Mac OS X|Mac OS X (with X server)]]. The client was based on [[BitTornado]]. A [[deprecated]] [[command-line]] client is also available. The client supports torrents using a single tracker or torrents planted on the Anatomic P2P Network.

===Network===
The anatomic uses a series of data sharing [[Node_(networking)| nodes]] and supernodes (also known as supertrackers) to share files. Nodes on the Anatomic P2P network are modified '''BitTorrent trackers''' written in [[PHP]]. The supernodes contain an index of the torrents that are being shared on the nodes. The nodes are able to share user data in a process called '''peer-sharing'''. Therefore the network is decentralised since there is no central point in the network.

Anatomic P2P

2005-09-11T11:17:33Z

217.205.242.199:

{{Infobox_Software |
name = Anatomic P2P |
screenshot = [[Image:Anatomic.P2P.Screenshot.png | thumbnail| 220px]] |
caption = Anatomic P2P Screenshot on [[Xfce]] 4 |
developer = Kunkie |
latest_release_version = 0.1 Beta2 |
latest_release_date = [[August 15]] [[2005]] |
operating_system = [[Cross-platform]] |
genre = [[peer to peer]] |
license = [[GNU General Public License]] |
website = [http://anatomic.berlios.de anatomic.berlios.de]|
}}

'''Anatomic P2P''' is a [[decentralized |decentralised]] [[peer-to-peer]] network based on the [[BitTorrent]] protocol. All [[software]] that forms a part of Anatomic P2P is licenced under the [[GNU General Public License]]. Anatomic P2P consists of various scripts and applications, including the '''tracker (or node) script''', '''supertracker (or supernode) script''', '''planter applicatons''' and the '''client'''. All the scripts are written in [[PHP]] but nevertheless would function in any other language. All the applications are written in [[Python]].

===File Distribution===
To distribute files on the network a user makes a '''torrent file''' as usual. This torrent file has to be planted on the network, which is the process of notifying the supernodes and nodes (by [[HTTP]]) that the file is going to be shared on the network. This can be done through a simple wizard. The Anatomic P2P network has backwards compatibility (dubbed 'hackwards compatibility', which means that most other BitTorrent clients can support Anatomic P2P planted torrents.

===Client===

The client is written in [[Python]] and [[PyGTK]] and this means it can run on [[Windows]], [[Linux]] or [[Mac OSX | Mac OS X (with X server)]]. The client was based on [[BitTornado]]. A [[deprecated]] [[command-line]] client is also available. The client supports torrents using a single tracker or torrents planted on the Anatomic P2P Network.

===Network===
The anatomic uses a series of data sharing [[Node_(networking)| nodes]] and supernodes (also known as supertrackers) to share files. Nodes on the Anatomic P2P network are modified '''BitTorrent trackers''' written in [[PHP]]. The supernodes contain an index of the torrents that are being shared on the nodes. The nodes are able to share user data in a process called '''peer-sharing'''. Therefore the network is decentralised since there is no central point in the network.