Chasing The Dime
(Michael Connelly)
Nanotechnology is a word we?re seeing in the news more and more. Do you
actually know what it refers to? If not, then read Michael Connelly?s
thriller Chasing The Dime.Although it?s a work of fiction, it
provides factual information about Nanotechnology and how it will bring
about dramatic changes in the way we live.As most readers of
murder mysteries and thrillers know, Connelly is a prominent writer in
the field and has created a series featuring Harry Bosch which has a
huge following. In Chasing the Dime, Connelly presents to readers,
Henry Pierce, a young, smart Stanford Ph.D. who has his own high tech
business in southern California. As Pierce prepares to make a
very important presentation to a prospective investor in his business,
he run into a series of events which derail him. The new path he finds
himself on stems from a seeming mixup in telephone numbers when he
moves into a new place, after having a breakup with his girlfriend.
Driven by his own curiosity to find answers to nagging questions, he
finds himself having to deal with people from the seamier side of life.
As he attempts to discover why a young woman has seemingly
disappeared from the face of the earth, he calls upon the services of a
friend, a former classmate, who?s a computer whiz. Talented as he is
with computers, and very much a free spirit, Pierce?s friend is earning
a small fortune by working from his home as a private consultant in
computer security. Put another way, he?s capable of breaking into
almost any computer system around.Through conversations that
Pierce has with staff members in his company, as they prepare to woo
the private investor, readers learn exactly what nanotechnology is all
about. For example, it?s the reason why we?re now seeing wrinkle-free
and stain resistant clothing available in clothing stores. In fact,
Pierce?s company is in the process of seeking patents for
nanotechnology applications and processes which will ultimately have
immense commercial value.Readers of Chasing the Dime will enjoy
not only the suspense of the story itself but also the wealth of
information they learn about nanotechnology.
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