Inside the Life of Physicist Michio Kaku: Age, Career, Family and Net Worth

Michio Kaku, born January 24, 1947, in San Jose, California, is an American theoretical physicist of Japanese descent. He serves as Professor of Theoretical Physics at the City College of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center. Kaku grew up in a low-income family. His parents were interned during World War II. From childhood, he nurtured a passion for science by building experiments in his garage and imagining tales of time travel and aliens. He earned his PhD in physics from the University of California, Berkeley. Kaku authored bestsellers such as Hyperspace and Physics of the Impossible. He also hosts TV and radio programs, making complex ideas accessible to many. Today, Kaku pursues Einstein’s dream of a “theory of everything.” As of 2026, his net worth is estimated at around $6 million.

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