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Final Theory

by Mark Alpert

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Debut novelist Mark Alpert brings one of the most explosive books of 2008, seamlessly weaving current issues of science, history, and politics with white-knuckle chases.

David Swift, a professor at Columbia University, is called to the hospital to comfort his mentor, a physicist who's been brutally tortured. Before dying, the old man wheezes, "Einheitliche Feldtheorie." The Theory of Everything. The Destroyer of Worlds. Could this be Einstein's proposed Unified Theory — a set of equations that combines the physics of galaxies with the laws of atoms? Einstein died without discovering it. Or did he?

Within hours of hearing his mentor's last words, David is running for his life. The FBI and a ruthless mercenary are vying to get their hands on the long-hidden theory. Teaming up with his old girlfriend, a brilliant Princeton scientist, David frantically works out Einstein's final theory to reveal the staggering scope of its consequences.

With publishers around the world snapping up rights in sixteen languages, Final Theory has already become a global phenomenon, and the dynamic characters and gripping plot will keep readers compulsively turning the pages until the very end.

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"Alpert's exciting debut takes the premise that Albert Einstein succeeded in discovering a unified field theory, but hid the result, fearing it could lead to weapons far more powerful than the atom bomb. In the present day, several contenders — the U.S. government, a savage mercenary bent on revenge, various scientists — all scramble to uncover the theory. Theoretical physicist Hans Kleinman, once one of Einstein's assistants, is tortured by an intruder who demands he divulge the theory. Columbia University professor David Swift is at Kleinman's bedside when the old man makes a few cryptic statements, imparts a string of numbers and then dies. Soon David is off and running for his life, as all the theory seekers give chase. David stays one step ahead with the help of the beautiful Monique Reynolds, another physicist. Alpert, a Scientific American columnist, sticks to proper thriller structure while imparting interesting and accessible science. The relentless action, including one giant twist and plenty of smaller ones, builds to a pulse-pounding conclusion. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

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"A high-IQ doomsday thriller with clearly explicated and hauntingly beautiful scientific theories....[A] strikingly sweet-natured yet satisfyingly barbed high-tech, high-stakes adventure." Booklist (Starred Review)

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"Wow! Einstein would have loved this book. It's a great thriller, it has a sure feel for politics, and the science is both fun and solid. He always dreamed that he would discover a unified theory that explained all of nature's forces. Now this book makes the quest come alive." Walter Isaacson, New York Times bestselling author of Einstein

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"[A] stupendous read! Real characters, real science, a deliciously explosive premise, and a breakneck plot combine to make this one of the finest science-based thrillers to appear in a long time. Final Theory rules. If I were Michael Crichton, I'd be packing my bags and heading for a quiet retirement in Tahiti..." Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author of Blasphemy

Review:

"Mr. Alpert makes Final Theory a more nifty than turgid example of applied science." Janet Maslin, The New York Times

Synopsis:

A spellbinding thriller about a science history professor on the run for his Life and an unpublished Einstein theory that could change the world.

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About the Author

A self-described lifelong "science geek," Mark Alpert majored in astrophysics at Princeton University, writing his undergraduate thesis on an application of Einstein's theory of relativity. After earning an MFA in poetry at Columbia and working as a reporter, he became an editor at Scientific American, where he simplifies bewildering scientific ideas for the magazine's readers. Mark lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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K Kulish, July 5, 2008 (view all comments by K Kulish)
Mark Alpert has crafted a scintillating summer read page-turner that will keep thriller lovers on the edge of their seat. Comparisons have been made saying that this is a "DaVinci Code" with science. Sure, but there is more to this tale. Alpert has made the science in his book comprehensible and he has crafted characters that we care about. I for one am looking forward to his next effort.

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Product Details

ISBN:

9781416572879

Author:

Alpert, Mark

Publisher:

Touchstone Books

Author:

Mark A

Author:

Mark A

Author:

lpert

Subject:

Unified field theories

Subject:

Einstein, Albert

Subject:

Thrillers

Subject:

Suspense

Subject:

Suspense fiction

Copyright:

2008

Publication Date:

June 2008

Binding:

Hardcover

Grade Level:

General/trade

Language:

English

Pages:

359

Dimensions:

9.25 x 6.125 in

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Product details 359 pages Touchstone - 2010-10-30 English 9781416572879 Reviews:

"Publishers Weekly Review" by Publishers Weekly, "Alpert's exciting debut takes the premise that Albert Einstein succeeded in discovering a unified field theory, but hid the result, fearing it could lead to weapons far more powerful than the atom bomb. In the present day, several contenders — the U.S. government, a savage mercenary bent on revenge, various scientists — all scramble to uncover the theory. Theoretical physicist Hans Kleinman, once one of Einstein's assistants, is tortured by an intruder who demands he divulge the theory. Columbia University professor David Swift is at Kleinman's bedside when the old man makes a few cryptic statements, imparts a string of numbers and then dies. Soon David is off and running for his life, as all the theory seekers give chase. David stays one step ahead with the help of the beautiful Monique Reynolds, another physicist. Alpert, a Scientific American columnist, sticks to proper thriller structure while imparting interesting and accessible science. The relentless action, including one giant twist and plenty of smaller ones, builds to a pulse-pounding conclusion. (June)" Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.)

"Review" by Booklist (Starred Review), "A high-IQ doomsday thriller with clearly explicated and hauntingly beautiful scientific theories....[A] strikingly sweet-natured yet satisfyingly barbed high-tech, high-stakes adventure."

"Review" by Walter Isaacson, New York Times bestselling author of Einstein, "Wow! Einstein would have loved this book. It's a great thriller, it has a sure feel for politics, and the science is both fun and solid. He always dreamed that he would discover a unified theory that explained all of nature's forces. Now this book makes the quest come alive."

"Review" by Douglas Preston, New York Times bestselling author of Blasphemy, "[A] stupendous read! Real characters, real science, a deliciously explosive premise, and a breakneck plot combine to make this one of the finest science-based thrillers to appear in a long time. Final Theory rules. If I were Michael Crichton, I'd be packing my bags and heading for a quiet retirement in Tahiti..."

"Review" by Janet Maslin, The New York Times, "Mr. Alpert makes Final Theory a more nifty than turgid example of applied science."

"Synopsis" by chrisb@powells.com, A spellbinding thriller about a science history professor on the run for his Life and an unpublished Einstein theory that could change the world.