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Visions of the Future

Episode 3: The Quantum Revolution

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC FourLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Theoretical physicist and futurist Michio Kaku shows how quantum physics is giving mankind the almost godlike power to manipulate the fundamental building blocks of matter. Science fiction ideas like the space elevator, teleportation, invisibility cloaks, or nanosized molecular machines might soon become a reality. But will we use our unprecedented scientific mastery wisely? Show less

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