Substrates, such as silicon, are the basis for all the integrated circuits and computer chips used around the world.
In this exciting debut novel, rumors start to appear regarding the fallibility of chips. After all, the world without chips is like a world without the sun. We have grown to be completely dependent on these chips that control our computers, our cars, our television sets, our telephones, our defense systems—our very lives. And if those chips suddenly go down, so will we.
Jerome Constable, a young Ph.D. and expert in semiconductor materials, has been secretly working on Hereout, an alternative to computer chips. He accepts a position at a prestigious university in Boston where he meets and falls in love with a beautiful, yet controlling, young woman. The stress caused by their relationship and subsequent marriage collide with his work. Then he stumbles upon an aberration in substrates that may be the cause of the rumors.
That such a problem could exist is absurd. He doubts it. His colleagues doubt it. Does it mean the end to Hereout? Can the world survive without computers? What's at stake is a fundamental shift in the most essential technology the world has ever known.
As the world slides backwards, Jerome rushes to perfect his alternative. He must fight errant bloggers and journalists, maverick federal agents, a semiconductor cartel—all of whom threaten his family, his life, his faith in God—leading to a thrilling, fast-paced conclusion.
Through his wife's love he finds renewal in his own faith to overcome the technical challenges, the intrigue, and his doubts. Overcoming doubt is one thing; timing is another, and the clock is ticking...
High-tech intrigue mixes with human nature—greed, love, doubt, faith—to make this a story that must be told: a thrilling twist to what we assume is true.
A gripping thriller:
"...a world without computer chips is like a world without the sun."
In this exciting debut novel, rumors start to appear regarding the fallibility of chips. After all, the world without chips is like a world without the sun. We have grown to be completely dependent on these chips that control our computers, our cars, our television sets, our telephones, our defense systems—our very lives. And if those chips suddenly go down, so will we.
Jerome Constable, a young Ph.D. and expert in semiconductor materials, has been secretly working on Hereout, an alternative to computer chips. He accepts a position at a prestigious university in Boston where he meets and falls in love with a beautiful, yet controlling, young woman. The stress caused by their relationship and subsequent marriage collide with his work. Then he stumbles upon an aberration in substrates that may be the cause of the rumors.
That such a problem could exist is absurd. He doubts it. His colleagues doubt it. Does it mean the end to Hereout? Can the world survive without computers? What's at stake is a fundamental shift in the most essential technology the world has ever known.
As the world slides backwards, Jerome rushes to perfect his alternative. He must fight errant bloggers and journalists, maverick federal agents, a semiconductor cartel—all of whom threaten his family, his life, his faith in God—leading to a thrilling, fast-paced conclusion.
Through his wife's love he finds renewal in his own faith to overcome the technical challenges, the intrigue, and his doubts. Overcoming doubt is one thing; timing is another, and the clock is ticking...
High-tech intrigue mixes with human nature—greed, love, doubt, faith—to make this a story that must be told: a thrilling twist to what we assume is true.
A gripping thriller:
"...a world without computer chips is like a world without the sun."
