The Trinity Paradox
Encyclopedia
The Trinity Paradox is a time travel
novel by Kevin J. Anderson
and Doug Beason
, exploring the premise of an anti-nuclear activist from 1990s being transported back in time to the Manhattan Project
, giving her the potential to sabotage the project in an attempt to altogether prevent the development of nuclear weapons.
Her attempt to do so, however, has far-reaching and unpredictable results, changing the outcome of the Second World War and the face of the post-war world.
said that "the setting and the people of Los Alamos
come alive", "the cast is impressive" and "the climax is thrilling and, as one might suspect, explosive".
James P. Hogan
noted that it "soberingly shows the perils of the sheep solemnly pledging themselves to vegetarianism while the wolves remain unconverted".
Time travel
Time travel is the concept of moving between different points in time in a manner analogous to moving between different points in space. Time travel could hypothetically involve moving backward in time to a moment earlier than the starting point, or forward to the future of that point without the...
novel by Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin J. Anderson
Kevin J. Anderson is an American science fiction author with over forty bestsellers. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and with Brian Herbert is the co-author of the Dune prequels...
and Doug Beason
Doug Beason
Doug Beason is an American scientist and science fiction author.He graduated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1977 with a dual major in physics and math. He started his first novel while at the Academy after returning there as an officer in the 1980s to teach physics. He is a retired...
, exploring the premise of an anti-nuclear activist from 1990s being transported back in time to the Manhattan Project
Manhattan Project
The Manhattan Project was a research and development program, led by the United States with participation from the United Kingdom and Canada, that produced the first atomic bomb during World War II. From 1942 to 1946, the project was under the direction of Major General Leslie Groves of the US Army...
, giving her the potential to sabotage the project in an attempt to altogether prevent the development of nuclear weapons.
Her attempt to do so, however, has far-reaching and unpredictable results, changing the outcome of the Second World War and the face of the post-war world.
Reception
Donald Erbschloe in his review for Physics TodayPhysics Today
Physics Today, created in 1948, is the membership journal of the American Institute of Physics. It is provided to 130,000 members of twelve physics societies, including the American Physical Society...
said that "the setting and the people of Los Alamos
Los Alamos, New Mexico
Los Alamos is a townsite and census-designated place in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States, built upon four mesas of the Pajarito Plateau and the adjoining White Rock Canyon. The population of the CDP was 12,019 at the 2010 Census. The townsite or "the hill" is one part of town while...
come alive", "the cast is impressive" and "the climax is thrilling and, as one might suspect, explosive".
James P. Hogan
James P. Hogan (writer)
James Patrick Hogan was a British science fiction author.-Biography:Hogan was born in London, England. He was raised in the Portobello Road area on the west side of London...
noted that it "soberingly shows the perils of the sheep solemnly pledging themselves to vegetarianism while the wolves remain unconverted".