The Oppenheimer Alternative - Robert J. Sawyer
Category: Sci-Fi
Tags: Sci-Fi, Historical Fiction
Writing with a sense of wonder that hasnt prevailed since the days of Heinlein (Books in Canada), best novel Hugo and Nebula Award winner Robert J. Sawyer brings you a truly science-fictional work of alternate history (S.M. Stirling)., While J. Robert Oppenheimer and his Manhattan Project team struggle to develop the A-bomb, Edward Teller wants something even more devastating: a weapon based on nuclear fusion - the mechanism that powers the sun., But Tellers research leads to a terrifying discovery: by the year 2030, the sun will eject its outermost layer, destroying the entire inner solar system - including Earth., After the war ends, Oppenheimers physicists combine forces with Albert Einstein, computing pioneer John von Neumann, and rocket designer Wernher von Braun - the greatest scientific geniuses from the last century racing against time to save our future., Meticulously researched and replete with real-life characters and events, The Oppenheimer Alternative is a breathtaking adv
