The Day Without Yesterday
The Day Without Yesterday by Stuart Clark, published by Polygon in 2013, is a historical fiction novel that intertwines the lives of two prominent figures during a tumultuous period in Europe. Set against the backdrop of the First World War, the narrative follows Albert Einstein as he grapples with the impending conflict and the personal turmoil of his failing marriage. As his colleagues delve into the development of poison gas, Einstein’s revolutionary ideas about the universe are met with skepticism, highlighting his isolation during this critical time.
Readers will discover a compelling exploration of the intersection between science and religion through the character of Georges Lemaitre, a Belgian soldier who aspires to be both a physicist and a Catholic priest. The story delves into themes of faith and scientific inquiry, culminating in Lemaitre’s provocative proposition to Einstein regarding the origins of the universe. This edition, comprising 252 pages in English, invites readers to reflect on the complexities of belief and knowledge as the characters navigate their respective paths amidst the chaos of war.
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Europe is marching blindly into the First World War and Berlin is in a storm of nationalist marches and army recruitment. Albert Einstein anticipates the carnage to come when his university colleagues begin work on poison gas to ‘shorten the war’. He is also struggling with the collapse of his marriage in the wake of an illicit affair. Increasingly isolated, Einstein finds his academic work sidelined with few people entertaining his outlandish new way of understanding the universe.Meanwhile, in the trenches of the western front, a devoutly religious young Belgian Georges Lemaitre vows to become both a physicist and a Catholic priest if he survives. When the war ends, Einstein does make his breakthrough and is thrust into the international limelight. Lemaitre confronts him with a startling concept: that buried in the maths of the theory of relativity is a beginning of space and time, a moment when the universe came into existence – a day without yesterday. But can the priest be trusted? Or is he simply trying to foist a version of Biblical Genesis onto Einstein’s now world famous theory.
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