Showing results for "Atom" in Literature & Fiction

Steffen Kopetzkys spannungsvoller Roman über die Jagd nach der Atomtechnik, die Spur eines Phantoms – und einen Mann, der zwischen Schuld, Liebe und Hoffnung steht. London zu Beginn des Zweiten Weltkriegs. Eigentlich will Simon Batley nie wieder mit dem britischen Geheimdienst zu tun haben. Jahre zuvor, als Physikstudent in Berlin, arbeitete er ihm zu, naiv und undercover. Es führte zu einer Katastrophe, die Batley nie verstand, auch seine große Liebe zu seiner Kommilitonin Hedi von Treyden endete jäh. Doch der Krieg ändert alles.

Personable, good looking, and a whiz at physics, graduate student Allan Diffenduffer "Duff" Bogan has a bright future ahead of him. But while staying at the home of an invalid widow in Florida, Duff makes a discovery that freezes his blood: a cache of uranium hidden in the locked closet of a fellow guest. The FBI is initially skeptical, but Duff knows all too well what his findings portend.

Jumping to alternate realities sounds great, if you're in control. But what if you're not? What if you're propelled away from the people and places you love the most in the blink of an eye? And what if these involuntary journeys happen because your neurochemistry is different, and your brain works differently? Beautiful, compassionate, and resourceful as she is, this is Rea's problem. A latina trans woman and an academic, she is beloved by a tight circle of friends, who fully accept her without knowing the cause of her disappearances.

When the Atoms Failed by John W. Campbell, Jr. is a visionary science fiction adventure that pits humanity against a devastating Martian threat in a high-stakes battle of science, willpower, and survival. Set in the early atomic age, this gripping tale follows Stephen Waterson, a brilliant inventor who constructs the revolutionary spaceship Terrestrian to confront an alien menace wielding the terrifying power of atomic energy.

Carson Woodard and Michael Vaughn Green deep dive into influential comic arcs and their creators. Exploring the history of the book, the individuals who worked on the book and how those comics changed an entire industry.

Little Atoms is a weekly show about books, with authors in conversation. Produced and presented by Neil Denny. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Zack and Adam as they battle to decide the best and worst X-Men stories of all time!

From the acclaimed author of Speak comes a kaleidoscopic novel about Robert Oppenheimer—father of the atomic bomb—as told by seven fictional characters. J. Robert Oppenheimer was a brilliant scientist, a champion of liberal causes, and a complex and often contradictory character. He loyally...

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14, 1890 - March 28, 1969 was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, he served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Force in Europe and achieved the five-star rank as General of the Army.

Is It Too Late to Quit: The Royal Flush Chronicles” is a tabletop GURPS campaign podcast blending thrilling storytelling, meta comedy, and hilarious banter. Join the Royal Flush mercenary group, led by a mysterious mage, as they tackle high-stakes missions and unravel why their benefactor can’t revive souls. Produced by Cosmic Atom Sound Studios and featuring music by iDream Beats, every episode promises action, drama, and laughs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

India is a country divided, torn by religious strife and hounded by potential invaders on all sides. The world’s most powerful governments believe that whoever controls India holds the strategic advantage for global domination. As the chaos spins out of control, a name resurfaces after centuries of obscurity: Akbar.

When a bloody raid in Libya turns up nothing but a camp of terrorists who know nothing about any bombs, the elite American fighters find themselves ordered to Portugal to follow up a new lead. Once there, they learn every undercover agent from every country working in Portugal has been taken out of play, leaving the door wide open for staging an apocalyptic attack. If the Black Berets fail to locate the bombs and take out the merciless cabal that stole them, it could mean the end of the world as they know it. For these five warriors, the stakes have never been higher.

An index show going through all of Solar’s comic book adventures, starting with his debut in 1962 and continuing on to today! Gold Key, Valiant, Acclaim, Dark Horse, Dynamite and more! Featuring news, reviews, guests, and more!

Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 - 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. BOOK 1: PARIS STUDIED IN ITS ATOM: Paris has a child, and the forest has a bird; the bird is called the sparrow; the child is called the gamin. Couple these two ideas which contain, the one all the furnace, the other all the dawn; strike these two sparks together, Paris, childhood; there leaps out from them a little being. Homuncio, Plautus would say.

Victor-Marie Hugo (26 February 1802 - 22 May 1885) was a French poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. BOOK 11: THE ATOM FRATERNIZES WITH THE HURRICANE: At the instant when the insurrection, arising from the shock of the populace and the military in front of the Arsenal, started a movement in advance and towards the rear in the multitude which was following the hearse and which, through the whole length of the boulevards, weighed, so to speak, on the head of the procession, there arose a frightful ebb.