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by H.G. Wells (Author) "The problem which was already being mooted by such scientific men as Ramsay, Rutherford, and Soddy, in the very beginning of the twentieth century, the..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: Standard Publications, Inc (18 Feb 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1605971049
  • ISBN-13: 978-1605971049
  • Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 18.5 x 1.3 cm
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H. G. Wells wrote contemporary novels, social commentaries, history and is best known for science fiction. Before nuclear weapons were developed Wells imagined an atomic bomb, which was accurate. Wells looks at the role of energy and technology in man's development. Wells concludes that man must either retreat to an agricultural society or use science as the basis for a new cultural order.
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The problem which was already being mooted by such scientific men as Ramsay, Rutherford, and Soddy, in the very beginning of the twentieth century, the problem of inducing radio-activity in the heavier elements and so tapping the internal energy of atoms, was solved by a wonderful combination of induction, intuition, and luck by Holsten so soon as the year 1933. Read the first page
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Published in 1913, "The World Set Free" is Wells' attempt to forecast the future of the twentieth century in the form of a story and, thereby, begin to set out his early political views. He predicts a devastating nuclear war and the rise of a World Republic. His portrayal of the build up to the war, and the immediate aftermath is compelling, but after that the story gets bogged down in his views on the world state. Run by "the great and the good" this world state has little room for democracy. Farms are collectivised and private property abolished. It's a kind of communism, and we know now that communism is a disaster. At the time, however, this was probably a prophetic and influential book and, therefore, worth studying by historians trying to understand the feeling of the time. It is probably best not read as a novel.
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