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Transuranic: A Positronic Book
Paperback
ISBN13: 9781515460749
Publisher: Positronic Publishing
Published: Apr 16 2023
Pages: 24
Weight: 0.10
Height: 0.05 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A high-voltage tale of atomic discovery and cosmic consequence from one of the architects of early space opera.
In Transuranic, Edmond Hamilton draws upon the era's fascination with newly discovered elements and nuclear possibility to craft a story of scientific ambition pushed beyond safe limits. When experimentation with matter beyond the known periodic table unleashes unforeseen forces, discovery becomes danger. The pursuit of knowledge-so often celebrated-reveals its capacity for catastrophe when human restraint fails to match technological power.
Hamilton's narrative combines brisk momentum with speculative daring, reflecting the early twentieth century's blend of optimism and unease about atomic research. As in much of his fiction, science opens a gateway not merely to advancement but to peril on a scale that challenges civilization itself. Transuranic stands as a vivid example of pulp-era science fiction grappling with the transformative-and destabilizing-promise of modern physics.
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