LEADER 03324nam 22004453 450 001 9910163310403321 005 20230220084621.0 010 $a1-78543-562-0 035 $a(CKB)3710000001046616 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC7197418 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL7197418 035 $a(OCoLC)1370494730 035 $a(BIP)059612553 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000001046616 100 $a20230220d2016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aAnticipations Of The Reaction Of Mechanical And Scientific Progress Upon Human Life And Thought 210 1$aLondon :$cCopyright Group,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016. 215 $a1 online resource (120 pages) 330 8 $aHerbert George Wells was born on September 21st, 1866 at Atlas House, 46 High Street, Bromley, Kent. He was the youngest of four siblings and his family affectionately knew him as 'Bertie'. The first few years of his childhood were spent fairly quietly, and Wells didn't display much literary interest until, in 1874, he accidentally broke his leg and was left to recover in bed, largely entertained by the library books his father regularly brought him. Through these Wells found he could escape the boredom and misery of his bed and convalescence by exploring the new worlds he encountered in these books. From these humble beginnings began a career that was, after several delays, to be seen as one of the most brilliant of modern English writers. Able to write comfortably in a number of genres he was especially applauded for his science fiction works such as The Time Machine and War of the Worlds but his forays into the social conditions of the times, with classics such as Kipps, were almost as commercially successful. His short stories are miniature masterpieces many of which bring new and incredible ideas of science fiction to the edge of present day science fact. Wells also received four nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Despite a strong and lasting second marriage his affairs with other women also brought the complications of fathering other children. His writings and work against fascism, as well as the promotion of socialism, brought him into increasing doubts with and opposition to religion. His writings on what the world could be in works, such as A Modern Utopia, are thought provoking as well as being plausible, especially when viewed from the distressing times they were written in. His diabetic condition pushed him to create what is now the largest Diabetes charity in the United Kingdom. Wells even found the time to run twice for Parliament. It was a long, distinguished and powerfully successful career by the time he died, aged 79, on August 13th, 1946. 606 $aSocial prediction 606 $aTwentieth century 606 $aCommunication and traffic 615 0$aSocial prediction. 615 0$aTwentieth century. 615 0$aCommunication and traffic. 676 $a303.49 700 $aWells$b H.G$0184654 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163310403321 996 $aAnticipations Of The Reaction Of Mechanical And Scientific Progress Upon Human Life And Thought$93009735 997 $aUNINA