The 13th power

Description:

Ray Crawford, a nuclear physicist frustrated with obscurity and elusive fame, agrees to conduct the dangerous 13th Power experiments in Simi Valley, California. At stake, Presidential Directive Number 119, STAR WARS, a particle beam of unimaginable power. The Ark will stop at nothing to get it, including mass murder. Ray's place in history is close at hand when his estranged daughter returns after 19 years, forcing him to reassess his priorities. It will take all his skill as a scientist to save the world from his ambition and all his love as a father to protect Lisa from her past.

subjects: Nuclear physicists,  Space weapons,  Fiction

Places: Simi Valley (Calif.)