Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible - Season 2 - Eps 7: Destroy the Death Star
Dr. Michio Kaku takes on the biggest and deadliest war machine in science fiction — the Death Star. We've all seen Luke Skywalker in action but could a lone star fighter really take out a battle station as a big as a moon? Michio brings physics to bear on the most iconic scene in sci fi. He talks swarm tactics with top gun pilot Colonel Rod Zastrow, who flew an F15 in the Gulf War, and reveals the truth about dogfights in space. Space shuttle pilot Ken Rogers explains how real spaceships maneuver and at Columbia University's centrifuge, Michio comes up with a novel solution to the G-Force problem. In North Carolina, a rail gun that can fire a projectile at twelve times the speed of sound shows how we might one day equip our own star fighters.
About Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible
Title: Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible
First Air Date: 2009-12-01
Last Air Date: 2010-11-10
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.5/10 (from 8 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 3
Total Episodes: 24
Network: Science
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
Sci Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible is an American documentary television series on Science which first aired in the United States on December 1, 2009. The series is hosted by theoretical physicist Michio Kaku and is based on his book Physics of the Impossible. In each episode, Dr. Kaku addresses a technological concept from science fiction and designs his own theoretical version of the technology using currently-known science. He also visits scientists developing technology related to the episode's concept.
Cast
Michio Kaku
