H.G.Wells ~ Before the Machines Awoke

About this episode

This episode explores the life and imagination of H.G. Wells, a pioneer of science fiction.

Send us Fan Mail Episode 252 Before the rockets of science fiction streaked across cinema screens… before alien invasions filled television… before time travel became a familiar idea in books and films… there was one man quietly imagining it all. H. G. Wells was not born into wealth or comfort. In fact, his early life was marked by illness, financial struggle, and a constant sense that the world was changing faster than anyone quite understood. But from those uncertain beginnings came a mind ...

Topics covered

• H.G. Wells
• science fiction
• history
• literature

Keywords

• aliens
• time travel
• cinema
• television

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Before the Machines Awoke

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