NULL
INFINITY
Forgotten Universe
Volume 1
Null Infinity Series
Book 1
D.W. PATTERSON
Copyright © 2024 D.W. Patterson
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For Rozella
“What is space? An empty stage where the physical world of matter acts out its drama? An equal participant that both provides background and has a life of its own? Or the primary reality of which matter is a secondary manifestation? Views on this question have evolved, and several times have changed radically, over the history of science. Today the third view is triumphant.”
– Frank Wilczek
TO THE READER
The science in this story is very much a continuation of the science found throughout my previous Future Chron Universe. Unlike in most of those stories, I am not going to explain the science in one (or more) paragraphs at the beginning of a chapter. I intend (as an experiment which may change) to integrate the necessary explanation into the text of the story. However, since I love extrapolated science I've included a section at the back of the book where more extensive explanations can be found.
I try to never just make-up the science or technology without having a basis for it. Most of the ideas come from science articles or books I have read and then used as if the author (usually a scientist) were describing an existing technology or a tested scientific theory. Extrapolated science (future science) is important in my writing and I hope the reader will enjoy it. And look at the back of the book if a term piques your interest.
To put it another way, I've been rereading some of Jules Verne's novels and am noticing his rather lengthy science/technology extrapolations in the text itself, which I enjoy very much.
Also, a short word about the date system used. In this story (and most of my stories), if I use a date, I know I am using the antiquated dating system, A.D. I blame this on the book Daybreak – 2250 A.D. by Andre Norton, which I read some time in elementary school (and of which I recently bought an old paperback copy). So, I was imprinted early with that dating system and think it sounds cooler than C.E. No social, political or any other kind of statement is meant.
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