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Herbert George Wells (21 September 1866 – 13 August 1946), known primarily as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games. He is now best remembered for his science fiction novels, and Wells is called the father of science fiction, along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback. His most notable science fiction works include The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897), and The War of the Worlds (1898).
The food of the gods and how it came to earth, by H.G Wells- Published on: 2015-11-12
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .52" w x 6.00" l, .70 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 230 pages
About the Author Often called the father of science fiction, British author Herbert George (H. G.) Wells literary works are notable for being some of the first titles of the science fiction genre, and include such famed titles as The Time Machine, The War of the Worlds, The Island of Doctor Moreau, and The Invisible Man. Despite being fixedly associated with science fiction, Wells wrote extensively in other genres and on many subjects, including history, society and politics, and was heavily influenced by Darwinism. His first book, Anticipations of the Reaction of Mechanical and Scientific Progress Upon Human Life and Thought, offered predictions about what technology and society would look like in the year 2000, many of which have proven accurate. Wells went on to pen over fifty novels, numerous non-fiction books, and dozens of short stories. His legacy has had an overwhelming influence on science fiction, popular culture, and even on technological and scientific innovation. Wells died in 1946 at the age of 79.
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38 of 38 people found the following review helpful. Prophetic Examination of Scientific Ethics By K. Wilson As one of Wells lesser known novels "The Food of the Gods" is often out of print and difficult to find. Despite its obscure status, it represents an early examination of scientific ethics that helped define an important genre in science fiction.As a result of research into the growth curves of living matter, two scientists invent a seemingly miraculous substance called Herakleophorbia IV, nicknamed "The Food of the Gods."Its consumption causes accelerated uninterrupted growth in all forms of life. Its creators' lack of forethought and ineptitude results in terrifying consequences when the substance escapes the bounds of the experiment and is ingested by unintended creatures.This early masterpiece was a groundbreaking conjecture of many of the real issues now confronting scientists about genetically engineered foods and ethical considerations in scientific experimentation.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Food of Social Change By Amazon Customer H.G. Wells is a writer of his time. His thinking is scientifically unsound from a modern standpoint but it represents very well the fears and hopefulness of his generation. As such, the writing style itself may appear bland, slow-moving, or pretentious. This is not a failing in the book but in the reader.Despite the obvious scientific commentary by Wells in this book, the larger meaning focuses on the means by which vast social changes occur. A particularly illuminating section of the work details the impressions of a man emerging from jail. He had been removed from society since before the arrival of the Food and upon his release, the seemingly gradual changes in the function of society are seen by the formerly imprisoned man as incomprehensible. When he asks his brother to explain the incredible changes, his brother responds as though all the changes are merely life-as-usual.Since the sections are written from differing perspectives, it is difficult to determine whether any narrator or the author side with the Giants or the regular men. Wells' writing might favor the Giants. When the Giant children grow up and begin to determine their own fates, they are written as far more sympathetic characters than their normal-size counterparts. Furthermore, the Giants' speech and beliefs are more noble and hopeful and future-minded than the normal-size people. However, after the first battle, the speeches of the Giants at the very end of the book may serve to persuade the reader that they are to side with the regular-size people. The Giants are concerned only with largeness, with dumping quantities of the Food on cities so that children (against the will of their parents) will begin to grow. The Giants' plan is to continue this attack until eventually the tide turns in their favor and children attacked by the Food begin to outnumber the older generations of regular-sized people.But it is clear that this an attack--an act of aggression which should be chilling. The Food does not work on adults - only on children. One can imagine mothers and fathers horrified that their beloved children are slowly becoming the very monstrous creations they fear most. Furthermore the Food is essential. Once a child has been exposed to the Food, it must continue to get the Food until it has passed through puberty or it will DIE. These parents whose children have been exposed now face a horrible choice: procure more of the Food and keep feeding it to the child or allow the child to die.But none of that appears in the book. It is simply the logical conclusion to the ending speeches of the Giants who intend to continue to expose whole cities to the Food. But as mentioned, the Giants are obsessed with bigness. At the end they take no more thought for themselves and their struggles against a hostile world. Their one goal becomes bigness and more bigness until the world will be too small to hold them. Unlike the creators of the Food, the Giants never even imagine that just because they CAN, is it true that they SHOULD?
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Artificial Growth By JMack As I read "The Food of the Gods", my thoughts turned to current events that mirror the problems in the novel including steroids and human growth hormones. Like in his other novels, Wells seemed to have a keen eye for things that would occur in the future. While the questions of scientific ethics in this novel are haunting, the plot is clumsy and moves ploddingly slow.The novel can be divided into two plot lines. First, the "food of the gods" is developed. While readers get to know the very unassuming scientists that construct the formula, the means by which it is developed is never revealed. Skinner, who serves as the caretaker of their satellite facility, has difficulty with his speech articulation which is cumbersome to read. Readers may find themselves hoping he will be eliminated from the story.The second plot line involves the "giants" and their relationships with normal sized people. Fed the "foods of the gods" as infants, the child grow to be ostracized from the community. An apparent colony of giants develops as tolerance for the giants wanes. With a unique wrinkle, the plot mirrors virtually any story of the lack of acceptance of people who are different."The Food of the Gods" is among the lesser known novels of Wells because it is not a true peer to his great works. The plot moves slow at times, while Wells tries to pull the story full circle. There are some very likeable aspects to the story. But in the scope of Wells' work, the lack of quality is evident.
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