Dr. Allen
First appears in Book 2: The Dark Forest, chapter 3 (Luo Ji thought this over. “I’d still like to see the secretary general. I ought to have that power.”)
Appearances
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What you know
Book 2: The Dark Forest
- Ch 3Dr. Allen directs Los Alamos; he says no existing model fits a bomb ten times larger than the biggest thermonuclear device.
- Ch 3Allen explains nuclear bombs are inefficient in space combat, compared with kinetic weapons, particle beams and gamma-ray lasers, except in direct hits.
- Ch 3Allen wants astrophysicist William Cosmo brought to his lab to help build the star-like mathematical model of the superbomb.
Connections
- leadsLos Alamos National Laboratory
- ally ofManuel Rey Diaz
Key moments
- Book 2 · Ch 3Rey Diaz visits Los Alamos
Rey Diaz tours the simulation center and commissions Dr. Allen to design a nuclear bomb of at least 200 megatons, discussing nuclear weapons' limits in space warfare.
- Book 2 · Ch 3Sunrise at the first atomic bomb site
Allen explains the superbomb is effectively a virtual star and asks for Cosmo. At sunrise Rey Diaz collapses, developing a sun phobia.