Michael Crichton’s curiosity and intelligence make for interesting pairings:
palaeontology with maths, microbiology with SETI. His new coupling in
Timeline marries quantum computing to medieval France to achieve time
travel. Great slashfest scenes lay bare the intricacies of fighting in full
armour. And he has an elegant take on quantum foam, physicist David Deutsch’s
multiverse, plus why we need all the states that a quantum computer will supply,
rather than the binary on-off. Page-turning present—or wait for the movie.
Published by Century, £16.99, ISBN 0712678255.
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