1. H.G. Wells
Born Herbert George Wells on September 21, 1866, in Kent, England
“The Man Who Invented Tomorrow”
“The Father of Science Fiction”
Known for “scientific romances”
A visionary and early pioneer of science fiction
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2. First Titles
The Time Machine (1895) was his first novel=instant success
The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896)
The Invisible Man (1897)
The War of the Worlds (1898)

3. Radio Scare
The War of the Worlds was adapted into a story for broadcast radio. It was aired on Halloween night, 1938, and read by Orson Welles.
It caused general panic because audiences thought the descriptions of aliens attacking New Jersey represented actual news.

4. Scientific Vision
Wells had a strong background in science from the Normal School of Science
He accurately foretold a number of important scientific
Chemical warfare
Computer chips
Women’s rights
Splitting the atom/atom bombs

5. Timeline 1851: Jules Verne=A Voyage in a Balloon 1861-1865: Civil War
1876: Alexander Graham Bell=telephone
1880=First electric lights
1886: Robert Louis Stevenson=Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde
1895: Wells=The Time Machine
1896: First modern-day Olympics
1905: Einstein=Special Theory of Relativity
1906: First radio program with voice and music
1908: Henry Ford= Model T
1912: Sinking of Titanic
1914: Beginning of WWI

6. “The Crystal Egg” Written in 1899.
A shopkeeper, living a dreary life, discovers he has a window into another world.
His discovery transforms his life.
Is this discovery positive or negative for humanity?