DiscoverClassic SF with Andy Johnson#168 Quantum uncertainty: Timescape (1980) by Gregory Benford
#168 Quantum uncertainty: Timescape (1980) by Gregory Benford

#168 Quantum uncertainty: Timescape (1980) by Gregory Benford

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Time travel is, if scientists are to be believed, impossible. That has never stopped science fiction writers, who have made it one of their most frequently used and popular concepts. But if time travel is impossible, can it at least be made plausible?

With his novel Timescape (1980), Gregory Benford sought to do just that. This believable SF epic draws on Benford's own professional experience as a scientist, and is rooted in the prevailing theories in theoretical physics of that time. This a time travel novel with a difference, and one which matches mind-bending science with vivid portraits of scientists at work.

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#168 Quantum uncertainty: Timescape (1980) by Gregory Benford

#168 Quantum uncertainty: Timescape (1980) by Gregory Benford

Andy Johnson