Time Machine Tales

Author : Paul J. Nahin
Publisher : Springer
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2016-12-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319488646

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Time Machine Tales by Paul J. Nahin Pdf

This book contains a broad overview of time travel in science fiction, along with a detailed examination of the philosophical implications of time travel. The emphasis of this book is now on the philosophical and on science fiction, rather than on physics, as in the author's earlier books on the subject. In that spirit there are, for example, no Tech Notes filled with algebra, integrals, and differential equations, as there are in the first and second editions of TIME MACHINES. Writing about time travel is, today, a respectable business. It hasn’t always been so. After all, time travel, prima facie, appears to violate a fundamental law of nature; every effect has a cause, with the cause occurring before the effect. Time travel to the past, however, seems to allow, indeed to demand, backwards causation, with an effect (the time traveler emerging into the past as he exits from his time machine) occurring before its cause (the time traveler pushing the start button on his machine’s control panel to start his trip backward through time). Time Machine Tales includes new discussions of the advances by physicists and philosophers that have appeared since the publication of TIME MACHINES in 1999, examples of which are the chapters on time travel paradoxes. Those chapters have been brought up-to-date with the latest philosophical thinking on the paradoxes.

Author : Paul J. Nahin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 674 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2001-04-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 0387985719

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Time Machines by Paul J. Nahin Pdf

This book explores the idea of time travel from the first account in English literature to the latest theories of physicists such as Kip Thorne and Igor Novikov. This very readable work covers a variety of topics including: the history of time travel in fiction; the fundamental scientific concepts of time, spacetime, and the fourth dimension; the speculations of Einstein, Richard Feynman, Kurt Goedel, and others; time travel paradoxes, and much more.

Author : Lee Nordling
Publisher : Dark Horse Comics
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-10-23
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781621155676

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Once Upon a Time Machine by Lee Nordling Pdf

Fairy tales have fueled our dreams and fired our imaginations for centuries. Step inside a time machine built by a collection of today's finest storytellers, and enter a range of futures where familiar tales are reimagined in an astonishing variety of styles. Editors Andrew Carl and Chris Stevens bring you the next wave of leading writers and illustrators working alongside superstar creators like Farel Dalrymple (Pop Gun War), Ryan Ottley (Invincible), Khoi Pham (Daredevil), and Brandon Graham (King City) to deliver a reading experience that will delight generations young and old. * Ageless stories become tales for a new age!

Author : Victor Fet
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1782011560

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Alice and the Time Machine by Victor Fet Pdf

A tale inspired by Lewis Carroll's Wonderland, in which an older Alice meets Charles Darwin and H. G. Wells, who has a working Time Machine.

Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-12-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547687382

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The Time Machine + The Invisible Man + The War of the Worlds (3 Unabridged Science Fiction Classics) by H. G. Wells Pdf

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Time Machine + The Invisible Man + The War of the Worlds (3 Unabridged Science Fiction Classics)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. H.G. Wells is an English author best known as a sci-fi writer, though he was also a prolific writer in many other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics and social commentary, and even writing text books and rules for war games. The first great novel to imagine time travel, The Time Machine (1895) follows its scientist narrator on an incredible journey that takes him finally to Earth's last moments—and perhaps his own. The scientist who discovers how to transform himself in The Invisible Man (1897) will also discover, too late, that he has become unmoored from society and from his own sanity. The War of the Worlds (1898)—the seminal masterpiece of alien invasion adapted by Orson Welles for his notorious 1938 radio drama, and subsequently by several filmmakers—imagines a fierce race of Martians who devastate Earth and feed on their human victims while their voracious vegetation, the red weed, spreads over the ruined planet...

Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : BoD - Books on Demand
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9782384370016

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The Time Machine illustrated by H. G. Wells Pdf

The Time Machine by H. G. Wells is a science fiction classic, which lends itself well to visualization. This version, illustrated by Yoann Laurent-Rouault, an illustrator master who graduated from the Beaux-Arts, and published in the international literary collection Memoria Books, is a reference on the time travel theme. Wells transports us in the year 802 701, in a society made up of the “Elois”, who live peacefully in a kind of big Garden of Eden, eating fruits and sleeping high up, while underground lives another species, also descending from men, the “Morlocks”, who do not stand the light anymore, living in the dark for too long now. At night, they return to the surface, going back up by the wells, in order to kidnap some Elois that they eat ; these last became livestock unknowingly. In The Time Machine, made into a movie several times, the last of them in 2002 by Simon Wells, the great-grandson of H. G. Wells, time is both a pretext to move the class struggle and warn... and also, in a way, a full character, who fascinates, arbitrates, transcends... The illustrations come to reinforce the time travel and provide a new experience to the reader.

Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : The Floating Press
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781775416517

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Tales of Space and Time by H. G. Wells Pdf

Tales of Space and Time collects together two novellas and three short stories by the great science fiction writer H. G. Wells. First published in 1899, this absorbing and stimulating read contains The Crystal Egg (short story), The Star (short story), A Story of the Stone Age (novella), A Story of the Days To Come (novella), and The Man Who Could Work Miracles (short story).

Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : Memorable Classics Books
Page : 83 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2023-08-31
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Time Machine by H. G. Wells Pdf

The Time Machine by H. G. Wells - The Time Machine by H. G. Wells - The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells, published in 1895. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and selectively forward or backward through time. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle or device. Utilizing a frame story set in then-present Victorian England, Wells' text focuses on a recount of the otherwise anonymous Time Traveller's journey into the far future. A work of future history and speculative evolution, Time Machine is interpreted in modern times as a commentary on the increasing inequality and class divisions of Wells' era, which he projects as giving rise to two separate human species: the fair, childlike Eloi, and the savage, simian Morlocks, distant descendants of the contemporary upper and lower classes respectively. It is believed that Wells' depiction of the Eloi as a race living in plentitude and abandon was inspired by the utopic romance novel News from Nowhere (1890), though Wells' universe in the novel is notably more savage and brutal.

Author : Harry Turtledove,Martin H. Greenberg
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004-12-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780345481900

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The Best Time Travel Stories of the 20th Century by Harry Turtledove,Martin H. Greenberg Pdf

LEAP INTO THE FUTURE, AND SHOOT BACK TO THE PAST H. G. Wells’s seminal short story “The Time Machine,” published in 1895, provided the springboard for modern science fiction’s time travel explosion. Responding to their own fascination with the subject, the greatest visionary writers of the twentieth century penned some of their finest stories. Here are eighteen of the most exciting tales ever told, including “Time’s Arrow” In Arthur C. Clarke’s classic, two brilliant physicists finally crack the mystery of time travel—with appalling consequences. “Death Ship” Richard Matheson, author of Somewhere in Time, unveils a chilling scenario concerning three astronauts who stumble upon the conundrum of past and future. “Yesterday was Monday” If all the world’s a stage, Theodore Sturgeon’s compelling tale follows the odyssey of an ordinary joe who winds up backstage. “Rainbird” R.A. Lafferty reflects on what might have been in this brainteaser about an inventor so brilliant that he invents himself right out of existence. “Timetipping” What if everyone time-traveled except you? Jack Dann provides some surprising answers in this literary gem. . . . as well as stories by Poul Anderson • L. Sprague de Camp • Joe Haldeman • John Kessel • Nancy Kress • Henry Kuttner • Ursula K. Le Guin • Larry Niven • Charles Sheffield • Robert Silverberg • Connie Willis By turns frightening, puzzling, and fantastic, these stories engage us in situations that may one day break free of the bonds of fantasy . . . to enter the realm of the future: our future. Note: "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury and "I'm Scared" by Jack Finney are not included in this edition.

Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
Page : 1038 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1985-08-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0590085972

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The Time Machine and Other Stories by H. G. Wells Pdf

Author : Ernestine Tito Jones
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-11-20
Category : Adventure stories
ISBN : 151938503X

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Secrets by Ernestine Tito Jones Pdf

Don't go in the attic. Eight-year-old Hazel and her little sister, Bess, have more than 100 rules to follow while visiting their grandparents' farmhouse for the summer. But the biggest one is not to go into the attic. So, of course, that's also the first one Hazel's 6-year-old sister decides to break. But the girls never expected to uncover a family secret that involves a hidden time machine and their mysterious (and grumpy) grandpa. They also never expected they'd be traveling through time, meeting historical figures, dodging danger, and learning all about the very events that helped shape history.In the first book, the girls travel to 1738 to meet a young George Washington.

Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : e-artnow
Page : 9538 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2017-10-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9788027219995

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H. G. WELLS: 120+ Sci-Fi Classics, Dystopian Novels & Time Travel Tales by H. G. Wells Pdf

An ultimate collection of novels, short stories and essays, by the visionary author, the "father of science fiction" - H. G. Wells: The Time Machine The Undying Fire The War in the Air The War of the Worlds The World Set Free A Modern Utopia When the Sleeper Wakes Ann Veronica Bealby In the Days of the Comet The Chronic Argonauts The First Men in the Moon The Invisible Man The Island of Dr Moreau The New Machiavelli The Passionate Friends The Prophetic Trilogy The Research Magnificent The Sea Lady The Secret Places of the Heart The Soul of a Bishop Tono-bungay Collections of Short Stories Short Stories: A Catastrophe A Deal in Ostriches A Dream of Armageddon A Slip Under the Microscope A Story of the Days to Come A Story of the Stone Age A Tale of the Twentieth Century A Talk with Gryllotalpa How Gabriel Became Thompson How Pingwill Was Routed In the Abyss Le Mari Terrible Miss Winchelsea's Heart Mr. Brisher's Treasure Mr. Ledbetter's Vacation Mr. Marshall's Doppelganger Mr. Skelmersdale in Fairyland My First Aeroplane Our Little Neighbour Perfect Gentleman on Wheels Pollock and the Porroh Man The Empire of the Ants The Flying Man The Grisly Folk The Inexperienced Ghost The Land Ironclads The Lord of the Dynamos The Loyalty of Esau Common The Magic Shop The Man Who Could Work Miracles The Man with a Nose The Moth The New Accelerator The New Faust The Obliterated Man The Pearl of Love The Presence by the Fire The Purple Pileus The Rajah's Treasure The Reconciliation The Red Room The Sea Raiders The Star The Stolen Body The Story of the Last Trump The Story of the Stone Age The Temptation of Harringay The Thing in No. 7 The Thumbmark The Treasure in the Forest The Wild Asses of the Devil Through a Window Under the Knife Walcote Wayde's Essence Essays and Articles: A Short History of the World Floor Games Little Wars New Worlds for Old Russia in the Shadows The Misery of Boots The Outline of History Zoological Retrogression What Is Coming...

Author : Vardan Singh
Publisher : Prerna Publication
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-05
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9788195254255

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The Time Machine by Vardan Singh Pdf

iNTELLYJELLY is proud to introduce another aspiring and budding author. Vardan is a true gift in our lives! He has a lot of enthusiasm and focus, which he puts to good use in his writing, reading, scholastic activities, and sports. Without any external stimulus, he creates poems and stories with ease. He enjoys playing imaginative games with his older brother, in which he accomplishes a lot of story development and critical thinking. He has a vivid imagination, which he can put to good use in the future. We hope he gives value to other people's lives and continues to shine brightly!

Author : H. G. Wells
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-14
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473345713

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The Time Machine and Other Stories by H. G. Wells Pdf

This book is a collection of eight short stories written by H. G. Wells. "The Short Stories of H. G. Wells" constitutes a must-have for lovers of the short storm form and is not to be missed by fans of Wells' fantastic 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. The stories include: "The Time Machine", "The Empire of the Ants", "A Vision of Judgement", "The Land Ironclads", The Beautiful Suit", "The Door in the Wall", "The Pearl of Love", and "The Country of the Blind". 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.

Author : Herbert George Wells
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1577658043

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The Time Machine by Herbert George Wells Pdf

A scientist invents a machine that transports him far into the future where he discovers a changed world inhabited by two unusual races, the Eloi and the Morlocks.