Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress Upon Human Life

Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress Upon Human Life

by H. G. Wells
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 12/08/2021

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According to Wikipedia: "Wells's first non-fiction bestseller was Anticipations (1901).[15] When originally serialised in a magazine it was subtitled, "An Experiment in Prophecy", and is considered his most explicitly futuristic work. Anticipating what the world would be like in the year 2000, the book is interesting both for its hits (trains and cars resulting in the dispersion of population from cities to suburbs; moral restrictions declining as men and women seek greater sexual freedom; the defeat of German militarism, and the existence of a European Union) and its misses (he did not expect successful aircraft before 1950, and averred that "my imagination refuses to see any sort of submarine doing anything but suffocate its crew and founder at sea").

ISBN:
9781455400324
9781455400324
Category:
Social forecasting
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
12-08-2021
Language:
English
Publisher:
Seltzer Books
H. G. Wells

Herbert George "H. G." Wells (September 21, 1866-August 13, 1946) was an English author, best known for his work in the "speculative fiction" genre. He was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics, and social commentary.

Wells is sometimes called "The Father of Science Fiction," along with Jules Verne. The War of the Worlds was written in the age of British colonialism, and Wells came up with the idea for the story while he and his brother were imagining what might happen if someone came to colonize England the way England had other countries.

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