{"product_id":"the-brothers-vonnegut-science-and-fiction-in-the-house-of-magic-paperback","title":"The Brothers Vonnegut: Science and Fiction in the House of Magic - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGinger Strand\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWorlds collide in this true story of weather control in the Cold War era and the making of Kurt Vonnegut\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the mid-1950s, Kurt Vonnegut takes a job in the PR department at General Electric in Schenectady, where his older brother, Bernard, is a leading scientist in its research lab--or House of Magic. Kurt has ambitions as a novelist, and Bernard is working on a series of cutting-edge weather-control experiments meant to make deserts bloom and farmers flourish. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile Kurt writes zippy press releases, Bernard builds silver-iodide generators and attacks clouds with dry ice. His experiments attract the attention of the government; weather proved a decisive factor in World War II, and if the military can control the clouds, fog, and snow, they can fly more bombing missions. Maybe weather will even be the New Super Weapon. But when the army takes charge of his cloud-seeding project (dubbed Project Cirrus), Bernard begins to have misgivings about the harmful uses of his inventions, not to mention the evidence that they are causing alarming changes in the atmosphere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a fascinating cultural history, Ginger Strand chronicles the intersection of these brothers' lives at a time when the possibilities of science seemed infinite. As the Cold War looms, Bernard's struggle for integrity plays out in Kurt's evolving writing style. \u003ci\u003eThe Brothers Vonnegut\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how science's ability to influence the natural world also influenced one of our most inventive novelists.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGinger Strand\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three previous books, including \u003ci\u003eKiller on the Road: Violence and the American Interstate\u003c\/i\u003e. She has written for a wide variety of publications, including \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Believer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTin House\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOrion\u003c\/i\u003e, where she is a contributing editor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47467910725885,"sku":"9780374536534","price":30.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/cG9BSFVwZm1PdzkzcUwxcGJYUW50dz09.webp?v=1777281426","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/the-brothers-vonnegut-science-and-fiction-in-the-house-of-magic-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}