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Who was H.G. Wells?
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Five things you may not know about H.G. Wells
Browse a timeline of H.G. Wells' life
See a statue of H.G. Wells in Woking, England
Examine vehicles and technology imagined by Wells
Browse the topics in "Exhibits" to see technology, end-of-the world scenarios and more things imagined by Wells.
Science behind ideas in "The Invisible Man"
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See how a trick of light can make things invisible
Can scientists make people invisible?
See light-bending lenses that make objects vanish
Meet a boy with albinism
People with albinism have little or no colour or "pigment" in their skin. A person or animal with albinism is known as an albino.
Discover transparent animals that live in the deep sea
Find out how we can look inside the human body with x-rays
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This is the trailer for the first film adaptation of the story by H.G. Wells.
See clips from the 1953 movie, "War of the Worlds"
"War of the Worlds" is a story by H.G. Wells about Martians invading Earth. It was published in 1898.
Watch a clip from "The Time Machine"
"The Time Machine" - first published in 1895 - is the story of a man who travels into the future. This clip comes from a movie released in 2002.
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Young Reading Series 3 Classic stories
The Invisible Man
Could it ever be possible to turn yourself invisible? What would it feel like? Join the hunt for the world’s first invisible man in this suspenseful retelling of H.G. Well’s dark tale, vividly retold for newly independent readers. Includes links to websites to find out more about H.G. Wells and the science behind his ideas.
Alex Frith
Alex Frith has been a children's author for more than a decade, covering every topic on Earth, from prehistoric animals to robots with artificial intelligence, and everything under the Sun, from the origins of the Universe to the adventures of Thor, God of Thunder. At home he reads too many comics, and attempts to raise three children with an awful lot of help from his wife, and no help at all from his cat.
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