The most dazzling of Wells' "scientific romances" and the last of the series that began with The Time Machine, this edition offers the only annotated version of The First Men in the Moon. Wells combines subtle comedy and thrilling adventure in this engaging satire of imperialism and human frailty in which the heroes invade the moon, only to be captured by the ant-like Selenites. Wells established a new level of the science fiction genre with his fantastical but subtle writing. The explanatory notes in this edition clarify Wells' rich allusions and elucidate the scientific aspects of the moon voyage.
When penniless businessman Mr Bedford retreats to the Kent coast to write a play, he meets by chance the brilliant Dr Cavor, an absent-minded scientist on the brink of developing a material that blocks gravity.
This book tells the story of Apollo 11 and dispels the myth that NASA faked the moon landings.
"The First Men in the Moon" by influential science fiction author H. G. Wells is the story of two unlikely friends, a businessman named Bedford and a scientist called Cavor, who set out to explore the Moon.
" America and the world watched in wonder and awe as a new chapter in space exploration opened. Through verse and informational text, author Rhonda Gowler Greene celebrates Apollo 11's historic moon landing.
If there are many underrecognized heroes in the Apollo 11 story, chief among them is the bureaucrat who devoted his life to getting men to the Moon: James Webb. A bulldog in the shape of a Washington lifer, with gray-blue eyes and a ...
This book relates the significant parts of that momentous journey, including the first color TV transmission to Earth, and the 21 hours, 36 minutes that Armstrong and Aldrin spent on the moon's surface.
The First Men In The Moon
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The classic book, The First Men in the Moon by H.G. Wells! There's a reason why The First Men in the Moon is one of the best books of all time.
A Man on the Moon is also the basis for the acclaimed miniseries produced by Tom Hanks, From the Earth to the Moon, now airing and streaming again on HBO in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11.