The World Set Free |
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Author:
| Wells, H. G. |
ISBN: | 978-1-4912-2697-1 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2013 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $8.30 |
Book Description:
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'The World Set Free' is a novel published in 1914 by H. G. Wells. The book is considered to foretell nuclear weapons.A constant theme of Wells's work was the effect of energy and technological advance as a determinant of human progress. The novel begins: "The history of mankind is the history of the attainment of external power. Man is the tool-using, fire-making animal."Scientists of the time were well aware that the slow natural radioactive decay of elements like radium continues for...
More Description'The World Set Free' is a novel published in 1914 by H. G. Wells. The book is considered to foretell nuclear weapons.A constant theme of Wells's work was the effect of energy and technological advance as a determinant of human progress. The novel begins: "The history of mankind is the history of the attainment of external power. Man is the tool-using, fire-making animal."Scientists of the time were well aware that the slow natural radioactive decay of elements like radium continues for thousands of years, and that while the rate of energy release is negligible, the total amount released is huge. Wells used this as the basis for his story.