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Timescape
Gregory Benford
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Description for Timescape
Paperback. Scientists in the 60's struggle to interpret a message from the future and prevent catastrophe by changing the course of science itself. Series: S.F. Masterworks. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 26. Weight in Grams: 262.
The year is 1998, the world is a growing nightmare of desperation, of uncontrollable pollution and increasing social unrest. In Cambridge, two scientists experiment with tachyons - subatomic particles that travel faster than the speed of light and, therefore, according to the Theory of Relativity, may move backwards in time. Their plan is to signal a warning to the previous generation.
In 1962, a young Californian scientist, Gordon Bernstein, finds his experiments are being spoiled by unknown interference. As he begins to suspect something near the truth it becomes a race against time - the world is collapsing ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Orion Publishing Co United Kingdom
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Series
S.F. Masterworks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781857989359
SKU
V9781857989359
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Ref
99-10
About Gregory Benford
Gregory Benford (1941 - ) A leading writer of 'Hard SF', Gregory Albert Benford was born in Alabama in 1941. He received a BSc in physics from the University of Oklahoma, followed by an MSc and PhD from the University of California, San Diego. His breakthrough novel, Timescape, won both the Nebula and John W. Campbell Memorial Awards, and he ... Read more
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