Name: Preview: The Universe in a Nutshell
Uploaded: 2011-09-12T22:19:07-04:00
Duration: 4 min 2 s

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Dr. Michio Kaku is the co-founder of string field theory, and is one of the most widely recognized scientists in the world today. He has written 4 New York Times[…]

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