21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946

Was an English author, now

best known for his work in
the science fiction genre. He
was also a prolific writer in
many other genres, including
contemporary novels, history,
politics and social
commentary, even writing
text books. Together with
Jules Verne and Hugo
Gernsback, Wells has been
referred to as "The Father of
Science Fiction".
Bromley

County of Kent, Atlas House, 47 High Street,

Bromley
Tripod and martian from „ The War of the Worlds“

Flying machine
  The War of the
Worlds (1898) is a
science fiction
novel by H. G.
Wells. It
describes the
experiences of an
unnamed
narrator who
travels through
the suburbs of
Martian fight London as the
ing-machine
attacking Earth is invaded
people by Martians. It is
the earliest story
that details a
Cover of the first edition conflict between
mankind and an
alien race.
An army of Martian fighting-
machines destroying England

a c hi ne b a ttling with
ting-m
A Martian figh
Child
HMS Thunder
Surrey

Woking
 Total war

Space travel

Weapons and armour

 The Time Machine is a science fiction
novella by H. G. Wells, published in
1895 for the first time and later
adapted into at least two feature films
of the same name, as well as two
television versions, and a large
number of comic book adaptations. It
indirectly inspired many more works
of fiction in many media. This 32,000
word story is generally credited with
the popularisation of the concept of
time travel using a vehicle that allows
an operator to travel purposefully and
selectively. The term "time machine",
coined by Wells, is now universally
First edition cover used to refer to such a vehicle. Wells
also introduced the idea of time being
the "fourth dimension", as well as an
early example of the Dying Earth
subgenre.
The Time Machine the films
ns ho t f r om one of
Scree
 For work in which genre no best known George Wells?
 Where was born Wells? (County, city, street.)
 How author called his sketches?
 What is main predictions in “An Experiment in
Prophecy”? (2 examples)
 What is name of the main character from “The War of the
Worlds”?
 Which real locations are described in “The War of the
Worlds”?
 When was published novella “The Time Machine“?