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His novels and stories were written in a period extending roughly from 1895 (''The Time Machine'') to 1940 (''All aboard for Ararat''). Other science-fiction novels that remain popular today include ''The War of the Worlds,'' ''The Invisible Man,'' and ''The Island of Dr. Moreau.'' All have been the subject of motion-picture adaptations, often more than once.
His novels and stories were written in a period extending roughly from 1895 (''The Time Machine'') to 1940 (''All aboard for Ararat''). Other science-fiction novels that remain popular today include ''The War of the Worlds,'' ''The Invisible Man,'' and ''The Island of Dr. Moreau.'' All have been the subject of motion-picture adaptations, often more than once.
He wrote numerous novels that were not in the science-fiction genre: for example, ''Kipps'' was adapted into the Broadway musical and motion picture ''Half a Sixpence'', and ''Tono-Bungay'' describes a young man's adventures assisting his entrepreneurial uncle in the marketing of a patent medicine.
He wrote numerous novels that were not in the science-fiction genre: for example, ''Kipps'' was adapted into the West End and Broadway musical and motion picture ''Half a Sixpence'', and ''Tono-Bungay'' describes a young man's adventures assisting his entrepreneurial uncle in the marketing of a patent medicine.
His relatively obscure 1914 novel, ''The World Set Free,'' is notable for the use of the phrase "atomic bomb" and his description of these devices:
His relatively obscure 1914 novel, ''The World Set Free,'' is notable for the use of the phrase "atomic bomb" and his description of these devices: