Oppenheimer AlternativeRobert J. Sawyer
Oppenheimer Alternative
by Robert J. Sawyer · first published 2020
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…always. Heaven's River by Dennis Taylor is the forth in the Bobiverse series. Three Laws Lethal by David Walton. The House of Styx by Derek Künsken took me a while to get into, but then enjoyed it. The Oppenheimer Alternative by Robert Sawyer. Don't usually like historical fiction but will make an exception for this one. And for something different, if you want to try rural Australian fiction find anything by Jane Harper,…
on “My Favorite Books 2020” ↗Just here to point out this idea (no spoilers) is a major plot point in the Oppenheimer Alternative, the newest book by famed science fiction author Robert Sawyer. A good read.
on “A “perfect coronal mass ejection” could be a nightmare” ↗To learn more about Oppenheimer, I enjoyed the following book: "The Oppenheimer Alternative", by Robert J. Sawyer. https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/49706374 The first part is a well-researched retelling of the years leading up to the Manhattan project and the building of the bomb, through…
on “Why Oppenheimer Deserves His Own Movie [video]” ↗…wonder if there's an alternate history work of fiction where the atom bomb wasn't built. Something like Man in the High Castle for WW2 victory or For All Mankind for the Space Race. I found: - The Oppenheimer Alternative https://www.amazon.com/Oppenheimer-Alternative-Robert-J-Sawy... (Fission bomb instead of Fusion bomb) - The Berlin Project: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/30753656 (earlier atom bomb)
on “Christopher Nolan wants Oppenheimer to be a cautionary tale for Silicon Valley” ↗