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The World Set Free: Dystopian/Utopian Atomic Apocalypse Classic!
The World Set Free Dystopian/Utopian Atomic Apocalypse Classic Author:H. G. Wells Dystopian/Utopian Atomic Apocalypse Classic! Wells successfully predicts nuclear power - and the concept of the nuclear chain reaction: "The physicist Leó Szilárd read the book in 1932, conceived the idea of nuclear chain reaction during 1933, and filed for patents for it in 1934." Wells builds on the discovery of such power & conceives a 195... more »0s England in which clean, efficient atomic engines have transformed life for the better. Alas, government and education, not to mention social justice, have not kept pace with advances in science and technology - robotics and computers replace people in the work force -and in the late '50s a World War breaks out & Atomic bombs wipe out the world's great cities. Civilization is on the brink of collapse - even cannibalism - when, miraculously, a socialistic New World Order is formed. A great book for any utopian or dystopian fiction lover - while socialists will enjoy - libertarians will also appreciate the beginnings of the NWO in fiction.« less