Yesterday's Thief, Tomorrow's Science

ebook A Look at the Real-life Technology Behind Eric Beckman's World

By Al Macy

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This short nonfiction book takes a look at some of the science and technology described in the popular science fiction novel, Yesterday's Thief.
Here are some of the questions it answers:

  • Can earthquakes be predicted?
  • Is mind reading possible?
  • What are space-time crystals?
  • Do people really try to steal power?
  • What kind of time travel is possible (and happens every day)?
  • Is it really possible to artificially inseminate three thousand cows in one year?
  • Can oil wells be infected?
  • Do jewel thieves make stupid mistakes?
  • Does cold fusion deserve a second look?

  • Yesterday's Thief, Tomorrow's Science