Location: United States
Member Since:
March 18, 2015
Bruce A. McDonald
Biography
The author’s first novel was inspired by his research on Near Earth Objects now threatening Earth. While attending MIT, he consulted for NASA on the Mariner 9 mission to Mars. His work on quantum electron tunneling in transistors, published in IEEE Electron Devices, led NASA engineers to seek his help in avoiding power failure during the Mariner 9 mission to Mars. This research work led to flash memory devices now used in all electronic devices today, from cell phones to memory sticks.
Books
The Saudi Asteroid
by Bruce A. McDonald
Price:
$2.99 USD.
Words: 82,080.
Language:
English.
Published: March 24, 2015
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Categories:
Fiction » Thriller & suspense » Action & suspense, Fiction » Science fiction » Apocalyptic
This novel describes Russia’s attempt to highjack the asteroid Apophis, now heading for a close approach to Earth in 2029. Russia’s attempts to redirect Apophis to impact the oil fields of Saudi Arabia in order to destroy that country’s oil fields and halt the devastating drop in the world market price of oil. Russia’s plan is thwarted by the efforts of a U.S. Navy Delta Force team.