{"product_id":"the-oppenheimer-alternative-paperback","title":"The Oppenheimer Alternative - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert J. Sawyer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Now I am become death, the destroyer of worlds,\" \u003c\/em\u003ephysicist J. Robert Oppenheimer famously exclaimed when the first atomic bomb exploded in 1945. His Manhattan Project gathered the greatest scientists ever assembled, including Albert Einstein, Richard Feynman, Edward Teller, Leo Szilard, and Enrico Fermi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this meticulously researched, fast-paced thriller, Sawyer keeps those geniuses together after the war in hopes of redeeming themselves and saving our planet from an environmental catastrophe. If they succeed, they will be able to declare, \u003cem\u003e\"Now we are become life, the saviors of the world.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Oppenheimer Alternative\u003c\/em\u003ewill delight Sawyer's traditional science-fiction fans as well as history buffs, those who enjoy scientific biographies, and mainstream readers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Incredibly realistic: the characters, locations, the era, and even the science. I felt like I was back in Los Alamos-and I should know: I worked there!\"\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cb\u003eDr. Doug Beason, former Associate Laboratory Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Alternate history usually turns on the decisions of politicians and generals. Robert J. Sawyer has done a truly science fictional work of alternate history which turns on the decisions-and discoveries-of the great physicists who wrote the history of the 20th century: Einstein, Fermi, Gödel, and Oppenheimer, the organizer of the Manhattan Project.T hey are the vividly realized, all-too-human characters who people this novel, and give its brilliant speculations human life and blood. I read this book at a gulp, and you should too-now I'm going to go read it again. Bravo!\"\u003c\/em\u003e-\u003cb\u003eS.M. Stirling, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eDies The Fire\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.52 x 5.54 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47090937659531,"sku":"9781998273577","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/IgLSVzpbpy9781998273577.webp?v=1779972614","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-oppenheimer-alternative-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}