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'''H. G. Wells''' (Herbert George Wells, 1866-1946) was a pioneering [[science-fiction]] author, novelist, futurist, and political theorist.<ref>The terms "science-fiction" and "futurist" did not, however, exist in Wells' time.</ref>
He is best known for his science-fiction novels and stories, written in a period extending roughly from 1895 (''The Time Machine'') to 1904 (''The Food of the Gods.'') 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 is best known for his science-fiction novels and stories, written in a period extending roughly from 1895 (''The Time Machine'') to 1904 (''The Food of the Gods.'') 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 description of how the "atomic bombs" were supposed to work was pure gobbledegook. Nevertheless, his formulation of the problem as being one of speeding up the process of natural radioactive decay was intriguing to [[Leo Szilard]], who acknowledged the book as an inspiration for his discovery or invention of the nuclear chain reaction.
His description of how the "atomic bombs" were supposed to work was pure gobbledegook. Nevertheless, his formulation of the problem as being one of speeding up the process of natural radioactive decay was intriguing to [[Leo Szilard]], who acknowledged the book as an inspiration for his discovery or invention of the nuclear chain reaction.
Wells' 1919 nonfiction book, ''The Outline of History,'' was an influential best-seller.
In 1936, Alexander Korda produced the movie ''Things to Come,'' based on a screenplay and concepts by H. G. Wells. Wells was involved in the project to an unprecedented extent and given a large measure of control. The title screen, in fact, bill the movie as "H. G. Wells' THINGS TO COME," with "Produced by Alexander Korda" appearing in smaller type. The complex story line culminates with the establishment of a technocracy, with a brave young couple being launched on a journey to the Moon in a Jules-Verne-like "space gun," while an angry crowd, determined to "stop this Progress" converges on the device and tries to destroy it.
In 1936, Alexander Korda produced the movie ''Things to Come,'' based on a screenplay and concepts by H. G. Wells. Wells was involved in the project to an unprecedented extent and given a large measure of control. The title screen, in fact, bills the movie as "H. G. Wells' THINGS TO COME," with "Produced by Alexander Korda" appearing in smaller type. The complex story line culminates with the establishment of a technocracy, with a brave young couple being launched on a journey to the Moon in a Jules-Verne-like "space gun," while an angry crowd, determined to "stop this Progress" converges on the device and tries to destroy it.
His 1938 book ''World Brain'' is a series of essays on how a world organization of scholars might build a "World Encyclopaedia" which
His 1938 book ''World Brain'' is a series of essays on how a world organization of scholars might build a "World Encyclopaedia" which