The Conquest of Time Paperback - 1995

Name: Conquest of Time (Great Minds Series)
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Author: H. G. Wells; Introduction-Martin Gardner
ISBN: 9780879759209

by H. G. Wells

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From the publisher

In this superb little book, written during World War II, historian, sociologist, and novelist H.G. Wells (1866-1946) contemplates the belief systems, prejudices, and institutions that have brought humankind to a dreadful impasse, where it stands at the brink of destruction - or of a new beginning. In his lucid summary of modern ideas concerning the fundamentals and ultimates of existence, Wells points out how absurd and outmoded religious beliefs, marked by intolerance, hatred, and exclusion, have poisoned human beings' relations with the world and each other. These need to be replaced by a new social morality and a heightened sense of humankind's proper place in a dynamic universe.

Details

Title The Conquest of Time
Author H. G. Wells
Binding Paperback
Edition Reprint
Pages 101
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Prometheus Books, Amherst, New York, U.S.A.
Date 1995-12-01
ISBN 9780879759209 / 0879759208
Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
Dimensions 8.45 x 5.47 x 0.27 in (21.46 x 13.89 x 0.69 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Philosophy
Library of Congress Catalog Number 94029613
Dewey Decimal Code 192

About the author

H.G. Wells (1866-1946) was a prolific English novelist, sociologist, and historian. His many works include The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The Invisible Man, The War of the Worlds, and First Men in the Moon. Considered to be one of the forerunners of contemporary science fiction, he was also a prescient futurist who foresaw the advent of airplanes, tanks, space travel, nuclear weapons, satellite television, and other aspects of modern life. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.