The main character, a young man named Alex, discovers that he has the ability to travel through time and space using a device called the "Chrono-Transponder". He uses this device to travel back in time to the moment when his family was killed in a flood, and tries to prevent the disaster from happening. However, he soon realizes that changing the past has unexpected consequences on the present and future, and that the only way to save his loved ones is to find a way to return them to their own time. The book explores themes such as the importance of understanding the process of technological evolution, the need for personal paradigms in perceiving the technological development of modern knowledge, and the survival of humanity in a warring state. It also delves into the idea of adaptation and how it can be used to overcome challenges.

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