The World Set Free: Beyond World's Classics

Bys: Press, Beyond Words and Wells, H. G.

The novel tells the prophetic story of man's harnessing of the newly-discovered power of the atom, how this power nearly destroys civilization in a catastrophic war and foreshadows nuclear warfare years before research began and describes the chain reactions involved and the resulting radiation. It is presented as a history of the important events of the 20th century, jumping back and forth amongst narratives of different eyewitnesses and major players in those events. "The World Set Free" is a remarkable example of how science and science fiction can interact with and build upon each other. This book truly shows Wells was a man way before his time... Wells describes a weapon of enormous destructive power, used from the air that would wipe out everything for miles, and actually used the term "atomic bombs." Futuristic Science Fiction at its best...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B08HQ6WPSS
• ISBN13: 9798683832568
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"