Radiance

Born from the threat of nuclear weapons comes a program to build an impenetrable defense against them. The technical obstacles are enormous, the costs exorbitant, and the results dubious. Philip Quine didn't come to the Lab to work on weapons, but his expertise with X-rays leads him to Superbright, in theory an orbital battle-station to shoot down missiles, in reality little more than spotty test data. Superbright is only the beginning, as Quine is drawn further away from the pure physics he set out to do and deeper into the machinations of those who would use the Lab for their own monetary or ideological advantage. Radiance is a brilliant and entertaining expos of the way in which the bright hopes and fond dreams of talented
scientists are turned on the grindstone of political expediency until all that remains are the rough deceptions of self and nation.

Author: Carter Scholz
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 02/01/2003
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 8.71h x 5.48w x 0.96d
ISBN: 9780312311360

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 06/08/2003 pg. 28

About the Author

Carter Scholz lives in Berkeley, California.

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