The World Set Free
Written in 1913, H.G. Wells’s visionary novel predicts the discovery of atomic energy and the devastating potential of nuclear warfare. As humanity masters "intra-molecular" force, the old world of warring nation-states collapses under its own destructive power. From the ashes of a global crisis, Wells imagines the birth of a unified world government, exploring the profound struggle between scientific progress and the inertia of human tradition and political competition.
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