The God Patent, Ransom Stephens
The God Patent, Ransom Stephens
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The God Patent

Author: Ransom Stephens

Narrator: Luke Daniels

Unabridged: 11 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 04/23/2013

Synopsis

When electrical engineers Ryan McNear and Foster Reed co-authored two patents for company cash incentives, they thought it was all just a joke. One described the soul as a software algorithm and the other described the Big Bang as a power generator.But when the company crashes, McNear finds himself divorced, desperately hard-up, and estranged from his son. As he rebuilds his life, McNear discovers Reed has used their nonsensical patents to draw in top-tier energy investors. A patent war erupts, and McNear is suddenly immersed in something much bigger than a personal argument with his old friend: a battle between hard science and evangelical religion. To fix the mistakes of his past, he will have to risk everything—his reputation, his livelihood, and even his sanity—to be with the son he loves.Set in the age-old culture war between science and religion, The God Patent is a modern story that deftly blends scientific theory with one man’s struggle to discover his soul.

About Ransom Stephens

Ransom Stephens is a former physics professor and fifth-generation Californian. After earning his PhD from the University of California–Santa Barbara, he taught at the University of Texas at Arlington and conducted cutting-edge research at high energy physics labs across the United States and Europe. He then moved into the high-tech arena, leaving academia to work for a wireless web start-up. He’s now a science writer and high-tech consultant living in Northern California’s Wine country, though he prefers beer. More about Stephens can be found at his website, http://www.ransomstephens.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Richard on October 04, 2010

Last month, Ransom Stevens, who holds a Ph.D. in Particle Physics, came to speak to us at the Fremont Area Writers Club. He spoke about his novel, "The God Patent", addressing both how the book was written, and what processes he went through to get it published. He was one of the more precise speake......more

Goodreads review by Ed on March 10, 2010

I love books that stretch my brain cells while they engage my emotions, and God Patent fits this to a tee. Not a relgious/secular polemic, not Science Fiction, but a wonderful exploration of real science bumping up against matters of the heart and soul in a fast-paced contemporary story. And how can......more

Goodreads review by Jeannine on August 24, 2010

Ransom Stephens writes a compelling and entertaining novel that mixes major philosophical issues with everyday family and relationship problems. Newly employed physicists Ryan McNear and Foster Reed spend an afternoon tossing off a couple of patent applications for the bonus money. Years later, broke......more

Goodreads review by Linda on April 27, 2010

Ransom Stephens has woven an engaging tale that examines how the issues of faith, religion and science interconnect.  Physics is explained via dialogue in a manner which translates complex ideas into accessible information. The storyline moves quickly without dragging and the characters are vivid. I......more

Goodreads review by Eero on December 21, 2017

Novel of ideas One big element in this book is the culture war between religion (specifically American evangelical right) and science. This seems more timely than ever. There is also a truer spiritual core that insinuates to the story through the character of Kat. It was not obvious to me where the v......more

Quotes

“Fueled by sex and drugs, quantum physics and artificial intelligence collide with faith and free will in a battle over the origin of the universe and the existence of the soul.” —lablit.com“What distinguishes this classic battle between faith and free will is its unusually deft infusion of legitimate but accessible science…In a narrative that sings of the heart and the scientific method as two parts of the same song.” —San Francisco Chronicle“The God Patent really drew me in, not just because of the hard-charging plot and the vivid characters but also because this story is wrapped around one of the central conflicts of our time: faith in science versus faith in religion. Ransom, to his credit, avoids easy or didactic answers. Instead he pulls readers into a dense and nuanced argument that leaves us buzzing with questions.” —Tamim Ansary, author of the bestsellers Games Without Rules and Destiny Disrupted“This story of life, physics, and spirituality will blow your mind. You won’t put it down until the last page, and when you look up, you will see the world in a totally different way.” —Joe Quirk, author of bestselling novels The Ultimate Rush and Exult“An aging physics professor at the University of Maryland, Bob Park in the novel, is a curmudgeon who writes a weekly column on science and society.  That sounds like me all right, but then comes the fiction: he rouses the whole physics community into action. I wish. Beyond that it’s a sweet, sad story about people who seem very real, with a struggle between science and creationism in the background. Surely Emmy and Ryan will find each other again in a sequel. I read that too.” —Robert Park, author of the science bestsellers Superstition: Belief in the Age of Science and Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud

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