Blasphemy
 

Blasphemy

by Douglas Preston




The world's biggest supercollider, locked in an Arizona mountain, was built to reveal the secrets of the very moment of creation: the Big Bang itself.



The Torus is the most expensive machine ever created by humankind, run by the world’s most powerful supercomputer. It is the brainchild of Nobel Laureate William North Hazelius. Will the Torus divulge the... (read more)

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Mike
  • Rated 4 stars

This was a fun read. I was excited about readying another Wyman Ford story (following "Tyrannosaur Canyon"). I enjoyed the conflict between science and religion. It's a great debate that won't easily be resolved, and will always help me sharpen my beliefs.

However, my main issue with this book was the feeling of anti-Christianity I got about the author. Don't get me wrong here. I love books like "The DaVinci Code", having read it well before all the hoopla. I am not against...

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Sleepy
  • Rated 2 stars

Isabella is the most powerful machine ever built. She's so powerful , that when turned on the lights in Las Vegas sligthly dim, she's a secon-generation superconducting supercollider particle accelerator. She's the one to prove the Big Bang and it's energy levels, she's there to explore exotic ideas for generating power.

When Isabella has her first test-run on 100% of power scientists are puzzled about a greeting-message. Someone must have broken into the system and hid a malware...

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