Book description
Ron Mallett was just 10 when his father died suddenly. Devastated, he
found solace in the science fiction of H. G. Wells, believing that if
he could build a time machine, he could go back into the past, warn
his father and perhaps save his life.
Ronald Mallett is now a professor of theoretical physics.
Remarkably, this working-class African American boy from the Bronx
stuck with his vision, overcoming poverty and prejudice in the pursuit
of his obsession. This is the story of his extraordinary journey of
self- and scientific discovery. With simple language and elegant
metaphor he lays out his theories and presents the reader with what is
an actual blue print for a time machine. A dramatic and compelling
memoir, it is also a brilliant introduction to a riveting but
generally baffling subject, and a truly inspirational account of
astonishing achievement.
Ronald Mallett was born in Pennsylvania in 1945 and grew up in
the Bronx. In 1973 he was one of the first African-Americans to
receive a PhD in theoretical physics and is now a professor of physics
at the University of Connecticut. He has published many papers on
theoretical physics, and his time travel research has been featured in
the TV special The World's First Time Machine as well as in
publications as diverse as Wall Street Journal, Rolling Stone
and New Scientist.
Bruce Henderson is the author and co-author of numerous
bestselling books, including And the Sea Will Tell and, most
recently, True North: Peary, Cook and the Race to the Pole. He
teaches writing at Stanford University, and lives in Menlo Park, California.
