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H. G. Wells
The 'father of science fiction'
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Classic science fictionKnown for
The son of a professional cricketer and a lady's maid, H. G. Wells (1866-1946) served apprenticeships as a draper and a chemist's assistant before winning a scholarship to the prestigious Normal School of Science in London. While he is best remembered for his groundbreaking science fiction novels, including The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, and The Island of Doctor Moreau, Wells also wrote extensively on politics and social matters and was one of the foremost public intellectuals of his day.
Born1866 · Bromley, England
Notable works
The Time MachineThe Invisible ManA Short History Of The World
HonoursNominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times
Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature's inexorable imperative.— Mind at the End of Its Tether
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