
'Cosm' by Gregory Benford follows the story of Alicia Butterworth, a black woman physicist who discovers a miniature universe inside a particle accelerator. The novel delves into the world of scientific research, exploring the ethical implications and the struggles of academia. Through the character of Alicia, the author raises questions about physics, scientific discovery, and the complexities of human relationships. The writing style incorporates elements such as letters, emails, and newspaper blurbs to provide different perspectives and enhance the storytelling.
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Content warnings include themes of racial and gender identity, as well as discussions around academic pressures and personal struggles.
Has Romance?
There is a medium level of romance present in the story, focused on the protagonist's personal relationships.
From The Publisher:
After an accident in a brilliant young physicist's most ambitious experiment, it appears: a wondrous sphere the size of a basketball, made of nothing known to science.
Before long, it will be clear that this object has opened a vista on an entirely different universe, a newborn cosmos whose existence will rock this world and test one woman to the limit: the physicist who has ignited this thrilling adventure. Only the author of the landmark novel Timescape could so plausibly take the reader behind the scenes of major scientific research, so boldly speculate about the consequences of paradigm-shifting discovery, and so vividly capture the intense human drama as the forces of academia, government, theology, and the mass media battle for control of a mysterious new reality.
COSM is Gregory Benford at his provocative best, exploring ideas at the frontier of mankind's understanding, and posing profound questions about Creation, human destiny, and the riddle of godhood.
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