The Accidental Time Machine

Name: The Accidental Time Machine
Rating: 2.8333333333333335 (6 reviews)
Author: Joe Haldeman
ISBN: 9780441014996

by Joe Haldeman

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288 pages2007Ace HardcoverISBN 9780441014996

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About this book

Working as a lowly research assistant at MIT, grad-school dropout Matt Fuller is working on a project to measure quantum forces related to time changes in gravity and electromagnetic force, when his calibrator is transformed into a time machine, which Matt decides to use to escape his dead-end job and a romantic break-up.

Publication Details

Publisher: Ace Hardcover
Published: 2007
Pages: 288
ISBN: 9780441014996
Language: en

About Joe Haldeman

Joe William Haldeman (born June 9, 1943) is an American science fiction author. He is best known for his novel The Forever War (1974). That novel and other works, including The Hemingway Hoax (1991) and Forever Peace (1997), have won science fiction awards, including the Hugo Award and Nebula Award. He was awarded the SFWA Grand Master for career achievements. In 2012 he was inducted as a member of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Many of Haldeman's works, including his debut novel War Year and his second novel The Forever War, were inspired by his experiences in the Vietnam War. Wounded in combat, he struggled to adjust to civilian life after returning home. From 1983–2014, he was a professor teaching writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).