Chapter 35: Atomic Age Paradox: Manhattan’s Menace

The quantum foam parted, depositing Jack, Kate, and Tesla on a dusty New Mexico plateau. The air thrummed with tension, and in the distance, a makeshift city of barracks and laboratories sprawled across the desert landscape.

“Los Alamos, July 1945,” Kate announced, her augmented eyes scanning the horizon. “We’re at the heart of the Manhattan Project.”