Book with wormholes that view the past?
February 23, 2010 9:01 AM Subscribe
What'sThatBookFilter: Viewing the past via portable wormholes?
I must have read this in the last 5-7 years. It was (iirc) a highly entertaining science fiction book, but I don't have a clue who wrote it. Google's throwing up a lot, but nothing seems close.
Premise was that events in the past could be viewed by guiding a wormhole to that point in space/time. You could also attach a wormhole to a person or object, and follow them/it back through time. Possibly.
Notable historic events are found to be false; the first human ancestor is found; and there's some kind of side plot where a wormhole's view of a very recent event is flawed.
Ring any bells?
I must have read this in the last 5-7 years. It was (iirc) a highly entertaining science fiction book, but I don't have a clue who wrote it. Google's throwing up a lot, but nothing seems close.
Premise was that events in the past could be viewed by guiding a wormhole to that point in space/time. You could also attach a wormhole to a person or object, and follow them/it back through time. Possibly.
Notable historic events are found to be false; the first human ancestor is found; and there's some kind of side plot where a wormhole's view of a very recent event is flawed.
Ring any bells?
Response by poster: Just looked that up on Wikipedia, and you're right! Thanks, that was quick.
posted by Petrot at 9:20 AM on February 23, 2010
posted by Petrot at 9:20 AM on February 23, 2010
This book broke my head.
posted by word_virus at 11:30 AM on February 23, 2010
posted by word_virus at 11:30 AM on February 23, 2010
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posted by iconomy at 9:09 AM on February 23, 2010