The Oppenheimer Alternative
“Sawyer has done a truly science fictional work of alternate history which turns on the decisions―and discoveries―of the great physicists who wrote the history of the twentieth century: Einstein, Fermi, Gödel, and … Oppenheimer, the organizer of the Manhattan Project. They are the vividly realized, all-too-human characters who people this novel, and give its brilliant speculations human life and blood…Bravo!”
Analog Science Fiction and Fact
Multiple award-winning author 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 Teller's 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, Oppenheimer's 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 adventure through both real and alternate history.
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