The Oppenheimer Alternative Robert Sawyer
Writing with \u201ca sense of wonder that hasn\u2019t prevailed since the days of Heinlein\u201d (Books in Canada), best-novel Hugo and Nebula Award-winner Robert J. Sawyer brings you \u201ca truly science-fictional work of alternate history\u201d (S.M. Stirling).
While J. Robert Oppenheimer and his Manhattan Project team struggle to develop the A-bomb, Edward Teller wants something even more devastating: a weapon based on nuclear fusion \u2014 the mechanism that powers the sun. But Teller\u2019s research leads to a terrifying discovery: by the year 2030, the sun will eject its outermost layer, destroying the entire inner solar system \u2014 including Earth.
After the war ends, Oppenheimer\u2019s physicists combine forces with Albert Einstein, computing pioneer John von Neumann, and rocket designer Wernher von Braun \u2014 the greatest scientific geniuses from the last century racing against time to save our future.
Meticulously researched and replete with real-life characters and events, The Oppenheimer Alternative is a breathtaking adventure through both real and alternate history.