1442440066 (8UP) by Lucy Hawking & Stephen Hawking

Author:Lucy Hawking & Stephen Hawking
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Tags: Fantasy & Magic, Juvenile Fiction, Science & Technology, Action & Adventure, General
ISBN: 9781442440074
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Published: 2012-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

“The leaders of TOERAG are convinced that Eric’s experiments will eventually have other results,” said Reeper. “Once we have the Theory of Everything, they believe that scientists will be able to use this knowledge in a number of ways. For example, they think it will become possible to create a new source of clean, cheap renewable energy.”

“But who doesn’t want that?” cried George.

“I have hacked into their secret membership files,” Reeper explained, “so I am one of the very few people who can actually identify the leaders of TOERAG. It’s made up first of big companies—who would prefer us to keep on using coal, oil, gas, or nuclear energy rather than look for sources of renewable energy. They think that experiments at the LHC might one day give us the clue as to how to produce clean, cheap energy and they don’t want that.”

“Urgh!” said George. “You mean the people who mess up the seas and poison the atmosphere with greenhouse gases?” He thought of his eco-activist parents and how they tried their hardest to protect the planet. They were just normal, ordinary, kind people who wanted to make a difference to the future of the life on Earth. What chance did they have against such powerful opponents?

“Not just them,” warned Reeper. “There’s also a group within TOERAG who think that once we find one unified theory for the four forces, it will result in the elimination of war. They think that we will come to understand that we are all the same, all part of the same human race. This could raise our awareness of the problems on planet Earth, end competition for resources, and make the rich countries want to help the poor nations.”

“Don’t they want peace?” George was bewildered.

“No,” said Reeper shortly. “They make a lot of money selling weapons so that people can kill each other. They’d really prefer it if we kept waging war.”

“Anyone else?” said George.

“Well, there are a few astrologers who think their predictions will become worthless once Eric and the other scientists can explain everything. So they won’t be able to make money by telling your fortune on the Internet. There’s a television evangelist who fears that no one will want to be saved by him if Eric is successful. Another group has joined out of fear—fear of science and what it will do in the future. There are even some scientists.”

“Scientists?” said George in shock. “Why would they join TOERAG?”

“Well, there’s me, for a start,” said Reeper. “I didn’t really join—I infiltrated TOERAG in order to spy on them. I heard about this secret, anti-science organization, and so to find out more, I became one of their number—my codename is Isaac, after one of the greatest scientists of all, Isaac Newton. In order to gain acceptance, I lied and told them that Eric and I were still sworn enemies. No one yet knows that he and I made peace with each other, so they believed me and let me in.”

“Does Eric know you are part of TOERAG?” asked George.

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