The World Set Free
By H.G. Wells
- Release Date: 1914-01-01
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
The World Set Free is a novel written in 1913 and published in 1914 by H. G. Wells. [1] The book is based on a prediction of nuclear weapons of a more destructive and uncontrollable sort than the world has yet seen. [2][3][4] It had appeared first in serialised form with a different ending as A Prophetic Trilogy, consisting of three books: A Trap to Catch the Sun, The Last War in the World and The World Set Free.
Reviews
A world set free
3By Ba455Not too badGood read
3By Maxwell Hemsworthi liked the book but despised section 6An interesting read
4By ZootieeThis story was written before WW1. It describes what the world might have become had atomic power been harnessed at that time and how society might have been transformed with unlimited energy available. It is interesting to look at this from the current time (late 2013) and compare the story to how things have actually turned out.Superb but a challenge
4By BillyFPIt's a great piece of Utopian geo-political commentary, dressed up with a little narrative. It's occasionally a bit challenging to get through because Wells does like his lecture. Despite that, I found myself moved by the picture he draws. Burned through it in about thirty hours.