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This is a novel about the iconic Ukrainian family of Kistiakivsky, who left behind glorious deeds on several continents. At the same time, the book covers events and phenomena much more broadly, it tells about the significant contribution of Ukrainians to the scientific achievements of mankind, to the high technologies of our time, the authorship of which is sometimes appropriated by a stranger.

Heorhii Kistiakivskyi, the protagonist of the novel, participates in the development of the atomic bomb to counteract German or Russian fascism, and as a scientific adviser to the President of the United States, he is involved in the training of the first astronauts for flights to the moon, the development of ballistics, and also has the courage to say "no" to what is against his conscience or the civilisational progress of mankind.

The book may also be of interest to readers because it is based largely on English-language sources that are still unavailable in Ukraine.