The HAB Theory
1976 science fiction novel by Allan W. Eckert / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The HAB Theory is a 1976 science fiction novel by American author Allan W. Eckert. The novel is from the apocalyptic fiction subgenre. Eckert believed that the real-world facts and conclusions he quoted in the novel, were worthy of further exploration. One such conclusion was that hyper-specialization in the physical sciences was a big problem and that more interactions between hyper-specialists was overdue. He wove facts and concepts into the novel form, then his 17th book, to get more minds considering them. The book explores a version of pole shift hypothesis postulated by Professor Charles Hapgood in two volumes, plus the 1967 book Cataclysms of the Earth by Hugh Auchincloss Brown.
Author | Allan W. Eckert |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction; Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction |
Published | 1976 (Little, Brown and Company)[1] |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 566 pp (first edition)[1] |
ISBN | 978-0-445-08597-8 |
OCLC | 4452943 |
When Brown published "Cataclysms", he was in his 90s, so he is represented in the novel by the character Herbert Allan Boardman (The "HAB" of the title) also in his 90s.