Saturday, April 17, 2021

Book Excerpt for the Day

    Theory: travel faster than light around the Earth and you can move forwards in Time.


    A likely story.  Like all great hypotheses, the theory of relativity relies on the basic assumption that nobody will ever be able to do the experiment which will prove it wrong; and anything that can’t be disproved must be true.  Garnish with fresh mathematics, heat and serve.


    But supposing it’s true, and feasible.  Think, not of the fame, the glory and the Nobel prize, but of the commercial possibilities.


    Correct; there are none.  That’s why it’s a safe hypothesis.



    (from Paint Your Dragon by Tom Holt)


     8*/10.  The complete review is here.

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