The World Set Free: A Fantasia of the Future
by H. G. Wells
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- Paperback
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- New
- ISBN 10
- 1434430278
- ISBN 13
- 9781434430274
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About This Item
HGW Classics, 2011. Paperback. New. 168 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.42 inches.
Synopsis
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, such as his 1901 nonfiction book Anticipations, 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.
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- Title
- The World Set Free: A Fantasia of the Future
- Author
- H. G. Wells
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 1434430278
- ISBN 13
- 9781434430274
- Publisher
- HGW Classics
- Date Published
- 2011
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