Ebook {Epub PDF} Equilateral by Ken Kalfus

 · Equilateral by Ken Kalfus – review. Steven Poole enjoys a comedy of ideas about a grand Victorian project to send a message to Mars. Illustration: Clifford Harper/www.doorway.ru Illustration Estimated Reading Time: 6 mins.  · Ken Kalfus' Equilateral tells the story of British astronomer Sanford Thayer and his obsession to build a vast triangle in the Egyptian desert that will communicate humanity's intelligence to inhabitants of Mars. We don't know for sure whether Thayer is possessed of genius or is delusional until the end of this brilliant little book/5.  · “Kalfus maps the boundary between science and mysticism while simultaneously muddying, in a way the 20th century soon would, the previously bright line between scientific certainty and arrogant, self-deluded error.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Startlingly original Equilateral overflows with intrigue and action [Kalfus] invest[s] characters like Thayer and his devoted private ISBN

Equilateral is an intellectual comedy set just before the turn of the century in Egypt. A British astronomer, Thayer, high on Darwin and other progressive scientists of the age, has come to believe that beings more highly evolved than us are alive on Mars (he has evidence) and that there will be a perfect moment in which we can signal to them that we are here too. Ken Kalfus (born April 9, in New York City) is an American author and journalist. Three of his books have been named New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Early life and education. He was born in the Bronx, and grew His most recent novel was Equilateral (). Equilateral is a weird little novel, but any reader familiar with Ken Kalfus expects his writing to go off-road. Kalfus wrote one of the best and certainly the least sentimental novels about New.

Ken Kalfus in October Ken Kalfus (born April 9, in New York City) is an American author and journalist. Three of his books have been named New York Times Notable Books of the Year. Set in the scorching heat of the Egyptian desert at the end of the 19th century, Ken Kalfus’s new novel follows a fictional British astronomer’s attempt to make contact with Mars. Hundreds of. Book Summary. Equilateral is an intellectual comedy set just before the turn of the century in Egypt. A British astronomer, Thayer, high on Darwin and other progressive scientists of the age, has come to believe that beings more highly evolved than us are alive on Mars (he has evidence) and that there will be a perfect moment in which we can signal to them that we are here too.