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Michio Kaku was born on 24th January in 1947. He is famous as a theoretical physicist at the City College of New York. He currently has a net worth of $5 million. He is also a communicator, popularizer, and a futurist of science. This American celebrity is a specialist on various topics of physics and has several books to his credit. Two of his books have been listed in the New York Times list of bestsellers as well. Kaku has also appeared in film, television, and radio.

He became famous as a popularizer of science. He has written many books like Hyperspace, Beyond Einstein, Physics of the Impossible, Parallel Worlds and Physics of the future. Some critics call him a science fiction writer, but plenty others say that Kaku is a visionary whose ideas and thoughts are going to be real someday. He has written more than 70 articles that have been published in Physics Review, the prestigious physics journal.

“Explorations” is a one-hour radio program which is also hosted by Michio Kaku. This show deals with topics like environment, war, science, and peace. In 2006, a science program was broadcasted by Kaku on 90 radio stations in the United States. He has appeared as a guest in many programs where he discusses all issues related to extra-terrestrial life in the universe. He has appeared in various talk shows several times discussing popular topics such as time travel, fictional entertainment, and such others. Kaku has appeared in televisions and films in ABC News, CNN News, Naked Science, Good Morning America, among others.

Michio Kaku remains exceptionally concerned about social issues and shares his views on public nuclear power, nuclear armament, and global warming. A movie named “Me and Isaac Newton” profiled Kaku as a scientist – it won many awards.

Michio Kaku is married to Shizui. The couple has two children.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2019

Asset

Estimated value of Michio Kaku's website mkaku.org

$6,500

2014

Book Sales

Sales of the book The Future of the Mind: The Scientific Quest to Understand, Enhance, and Empower the Mind (approximately 9 thousand copies sold in its first week of release)

$97,830

2011

Book Sales

Sales of the book Physics of the Future (approximately 9 thousand copies sold in its first week of release)

$86,490

1994

Book Sales

Sales of the book Hyperspace (approximately 9 thousand copies sold in its first week of release)

$152,550