Hyperspace: A Scientific Odyssey Through Parallel Universes, Time Warps, and the Tenth Dimension (1994) is a book by Michio Kaku, a theoretical physicist from the City College of New York. It focuses on Kaku's studies of higher dimensions referred to as hyperspace. The recurring theme of the book is that all four forces of the universe (the strong nuclear force, the weak nuclear force, electromagnetism and gravity) become more coherent and their description simpler in higher dimensions. Professor Michio Kaku Dr. Michio Kaku (加來 紀雄), born on January 24, 1947 in the USA, is a Japanese American theoretical physicist, tenured professor and co-creator of string field theory, a branch of String Theory. ... Theoretical physics attempts to understand the world by making a model of reality, used for rationalizing, explaining, predicting physical phenomena through a physical theory. There are three types of theories in physics; mainstream theories, proposed theories and fringe theories. ... The City College of The City University of New York (known more commonly as City College of New York or simply City College, CCNY, or colloquially as City) is a senior college of the City University of New York, in New York City. ... In physics, hyperspace is a theoretical entity. ... The strong nuclear force or strong interaction (also called color force or colour force) is a fundamental force of nature which affects only quarks and antiquarks, and is mediated by gluons in a similar fashion to how the electromagnetic force is mediated by photons. ... The weak nuclear force or weak interaction is one of the four fundamental forces of nature. ... Electromagnetism is the physics of the electromagnetic field: a field, encompassing all of space, which exerts a force on those particles that possess the property of electric charge, and is in turn affected by the presence and motion of such particles. ... Gravity is a force of attraction that acts between bodies that have mass. ...

Hyperspace begins with a discussion of higher-dimensionality in history and culture before outlining the ideas of superstring theory, which hopes to achieve this unity of forces by modelling matter as composed of tiny vibrating strings. The end of the book discusses such topics as wormholes, parallel universes and the fate of universe. Superstring theory is an attempt to explain all of the particles and fundamental forces of nature in one theory by modeling them as vibrations of tiny supersymmetric strings. ...

This book influenced the song "Hyper Music" by the band Muse. Origin of Symmetry is British rock band Muses second album, released in the summer of 2001 on Mushroom Records in the UK. Plug in Baby and New Born (both singles) are considered to be the standout tracks. ... Muse are an alternative rock band formed in Teignmouth, Devon, in 1994. ...

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