
H. G. Wells
1866 – 1946 United Kingdom
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Who was H. G. Wells?
English author who pioneered the science fiction genre with novels including The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, and The Invisible Man. He also wrote social commentary works and predicted many technological developments including atomic warfare and space travel.
Biographical data adapted from Wikipedia’s article on H. G. Wells (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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