Physicist dr michio kaku biography

PERSONAL:

Born January 24, 1947, in San Jose, CA; son of Toshio (a gardener) and Hideko (a maid; maiden name, Maruyama) Kaku. Education:Harvard University, B.A. (summa cum laude), 1968; University of California, Berkeley, Ph.D., 1972.

ADDRESSES:

Office—City University of New York, Department of Physics, 138th St.

at Convent Ave., New York, NY 10031. [email protected].

CAREER:

Physicist, educator, and author. Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, research associate and lecturer in physics, 1972-73; City University of New York, Graduate Center, New York, NY, associate professor, 1973-83, professor of physics, beginning 1983.

Visiting professor, New York University, New York, NY, 1988, and Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1990. Host of Explorations in Science, a nationally syndicated radio science program; guest on national television shows, including Nightline, Nova, 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, and Larry King Live. Featured commentat