H. G. Wells

World Brain

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Produktbeschreibung

"World Brain" is an article written by H. G. Wells and first contributed to the new "Encyclopédie Française" in 1937. It explores the idea of a "permanent world encyclopaedia" that would contain "the whole human memory" and that would be "a world synthesis of bibliography and documentation with the indexed archives of the world." Fascinating and arguably prophetic reading, "World Brain" will appeal to fan Wells' work. Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946) was a prolific English writer who wrote in a variety of genres, including the novel, politics, history, and social commentary. Today, he is perhaps best remembered for his contributions to the science fiction genre thanks to such novels as "The Time Machine" (1895), "The Invisible Man" (1897), and "The War of the Worlds" (1898). "The Father of Science Fiction" was also a staunch socialist, and his later works are increasingly political and didactic. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: H. G. Wells Library
• Seitenzahl: 146
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 194g
• ISBN-13: 9781473333758
• ISBN-10: 147333375X
• Artikelnr.: 46209642

Autorenporträt

Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946)-known as H. G. Wells-was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics and social commentary, as well as textbooks and rules for war games. Wells is now best remembered for his science fiction novels and 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). He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature four times.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Bruce Sterling
Introduction
Joseph M. Reagle
Preface
I World Encyclopedia
(Lecture delivered at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, November 20th, 1936)
II The Brain Organization of the Modern World
(Lecture delivered in America, October and November, 1937)
III The Idea of a Permanent World Encyclopedia
(Contribution to the new Encyclopédic Française, August, 1937)
IV Passage from a Speech to the Congrès Mondial de la Documentation Universelle, Paris, August 20th, 1937
V The Informative Content of Education
(Presidential Address to the Educational Science Section of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, September 12th, 1937)
Appendix I: Ruffled Teachers
(Sunday Chronicle, September 12th, 1937)
Appendix II: Palestine in Proportion
(Sunday Chronicle, October 3rd, 1937)
Appendix III: The Fall in America 1937
(Collier's, January 28th, 1938)
Appendix IV: Transatlantic Misunderstandings
(Liberty, January 15th, 1938)
Appendix V: The English Speaking World: "As I See It"
(Broadcast talk delivered December 21st, 1937)