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Stephen Baxter imagines a near‑future in which a visionary industrialist harnesses quantum theory to create a technology that makes every environment transparent. Initially designed to provide instant, boundary‑less vision for all, the device ultimately eliminates privacy on a global scale. The invention is later discovered to reveal past events, offering a new dimension of observation. Baxter explores the societal and personal ramifications of a world where privacy is indistinguishable from the past itself.
First publish date: 2000
Genre: Science Fiction/Hard Science Fiction
Authors: Stephen Baxter
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