Chester works at NASA. As a dishwasher. A nerd obsessed with science, he is going nowhere. About to lose his girlfriend, he attempts a stupendous gesture, and accidentally imprisons himself just as global disasterstrikes. He'd be doomed, but he's made some strange new friends... Stumbling through an America turned upside-down, can he find his car, cat and lady-love, and save the California Republic from Cell Phone Jesus? A snappy, smart and outrageous first novel by a Stanford physics Ph.D. and former NASA scientist.Author's bio: Aaron Wolf Baum received a B.A. in physics from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in applied physics from Stanford University. Aaron has worked for NASA on algal remediation projects, helped over 1000 people start their own algae farms worldwide, started two algae companies, AlgaeLab.com and GreenSpring Farms, and wrote the book, "Grow Your Own Spirulina Superfood: A Simple How-To Guide"