women-man-and-hospital-bed-in-motion-blur-of-emergency-surge-551017210-stockpack-adobestock Type post Author Andrew McDiarmid Date September 3, 2026 CategoriesHistory of ScienceMedicine Tagged , __featured3, Chicago, deaths, demon core, disaster preparedness, disasters, Discovery Institute Press, Geoffrey Simmons, Hurricane Rita, Jonathan Witt, medicine, neighborhood, novels, prepping, Ready.gov, Robert Oppenheimer, thrillers The Real-Life Medicine and Science Behind Oppenheimer’s Demon Andrew McDiarmid September 3, 2026 History of Science, Medicine 3 Novelist Geoffrey Simmons explains how he drew on his background as an ER doctor and disaster preparedness expert to make his story real and plausible. Read More ›