What if you had developed a machine that generated energy for free
and no one believed you? That is the lot of Kurt Neder, once
Einstein's accomplice and the brightest young physicist of his
generation, now a lost soul wandering Europe in the hope that
someone will pay him heed. Enter Lena - an intrepid young British
journalist, hoping for a story to kick-start her stalled career,
and driven by her own needs and beliefs, and her own need to
believe. Her trail takes her from the cafes of Vienna via the
castles of Transylvania and the labs of Princeton to the blasted
borderlands of the old Soviet Union, in the search for truth and
coherence, both scientific and personal. Here is a Geiger counter
of a novel that crackles with ideas and offers the reader insights
and emotions not often found in fiction.
General
Imprint: |
Granta Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
2009 |
Authors: |
Philip Ball
|
Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 28mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
336 |
Edition: |
New edition |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-84627-109-0 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
1-84627-109-6 |
Barcode: |
9781846271090 |
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