Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 23

           "Wehadtoprovetheinput/yieldthresholdcouldbesafelycrossed."Thequestionwithnewfuelsources,sheknew,wasalwaysoneofinputvs.yield—howmuchmoneyonehadtoexpendtoharvestthefuel.Buildinganoilrigtoyieldasinglebarrelofoilwasalosingendeavor.However,ifthatsamerig,withminimaladdedexpense,coulddelivermillionsofbarrels,thenyouwereinbusiness.Antimatterwasthesameway.Firingupsixteenmilesofelectromagnetstocreateatinyspecimenofantimatterexpendedmoreenergythantheresultingantimattercontained.Inordertoproveantimatterefficientandviable,onehadtocreatespecimensofalargermagnitude.

           AlthoughVittoria’sfatherhadbeenhesitanttocreatealargespecimen,Vittoriahadpushedhimhard.Shearguedthatinorderforantimattertobetakenseriously,sheandherfatherhadtoprovetwothings.First,thatcost-effectiveamountscouldbeproduced.Andsecond,thatthespecimenscouldbesafelystored.Intheendshehadwon,andherfatherhadacquiescedagainsthisbetterjudgment.Not,however,withoutsomefirmguidelinesregardingsecrecyandaccess.Theantimatter,herfatherhadinsisted,wouldbestoredinHaz-Mat—asmallgranitehollow,anadditionalseventy-fivefeetbelowground.Thespecimenwouldbetheirsecret.Andonlythetwoofthemwouldhaveaccess.

           "Vittoria?"Kohlerinsisted,hisvoicetense."Howlargeaspecimendidyouandyourfathercreate?"

           Vittoriafeltawrypleasureinside.SheknewtheamountwouldstuneventhegreatMaximilianKohler.Shepicturedtheantimatterbelow.Anincrediblesight.

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