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Even excellent writers produce a turkey or two. This is certainly Well’s gobbler. I thought he was going in the right direction when he did some character development in a couple of places; it ongoing to get appealing, but then he lapsed back into post-atomic war preaching mode. His model for world government by a single body is pretty lame, but he came close to describing what an atomic bombing and the aftermath would be like. His description of unlimited energy from fission was completely off the mark, but. Altogether, it got pretty darn tedious after awhile.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
Ths work written in 1914 is not one of Wells’ fantastic works, but is of interest because it is
reputedly the first use of the words “atomic
bomb”, and recognises the dangers of warfare
with a weapon of enormous destructive power
delivered from the air. It is remarkably prescient
in the light of the date of writing.
Reader’s Rating: 4 / 5
H. G. Wells is not usually agreed enough credit for this particular book (in my opinion, his best). The focus is usually upon one of his additional works such as The Time Machine. The World set Free is truly staggering in its scope, scale, and vision of the future. It is appealing to note how much Wells got right about the future, and to see how much he did not. The fact that this book was written before World War I indicates his genius at seeing what might be possible and how this might come about. I cannot recommend this book more highly than by adage AN EXCELLENT, FASCINATING, GRIPPING PAGE-TURNER. A quick point about the original year of publication – if my memory is right, it was originally published in 1910, rather than 1914.
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
In this book, Wells describes nuclear warfare and starts the descriptions of a possible future. He named uranium, “Carolinum” and talked about a chain result that would place radiation behind so that nothing would survive afterwards, even if they did escape from the weapon itself. Dr. Szilard, the man who came up with the thought of splitting the atom with a nuetron, did so after reading, “The World Set Free”. I say, NO KIDDING! Wells lays the thought right out in front of the world’s face, laughing! It then goes on to clarify future events that have occured, though in different times, and some which have yet to occur. He spoke of Carolinum (uranium), the atomic theory and its increadible source of power. He spoke of robotics and computers replacing people in the work place. This is where it all ongoing folks. AND THIS IS JUST IN THE FIRST 100 PAGES! Trust me… it gets better
If you wish yo know more on the theory and the bombs’ construction, I refer you to Richard Rhodes. If you want to know the mind and the tale that started this whole deal, read this book!!!!
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5