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- Author: H.G. Wells
- Genre: Science Fiction
- Publication Date: 1895
- Publisher: William Heinemann
- Words: 38,000
- Adaptations: Adaptations include 1960, 1978 TV Movie, multiple comic adaptations and 2002
- Award: Named the greatest pre-1965 science fiction novella by the Science Fiction Writers of America
- Point of View: First person limited
- Setting: Victorian England
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H.G. Wells' classic novel The Time Machine is the story of a Victorian scientist who invents a time machine, and his ensuing adventures in the future.
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Plot Synopsis
The book follows the inventor of a time machine as he travels to the year 802,701 AD. He comes across the civilization of the Eloi, a humanoid race that live a peaceful communist society. He discovers a second species, the Morlocks, who are the cannibal working class and have taken his time machine. He manages to get his machine back and travels even further into the future just before the planet Earth is wiped out of existence. He then returns home, to his original time, and recounts the events to his friends. -
Critical Reception
The Time Machine is one of the most famous Science Fiction works of all time. It has been referenced in countless works and inspired many sequels. -
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The Time Machine Questions
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Will there ever be a Time Machine ? 3 AnswersScientists can't give a conclusive answer to that question yet. However as Michio Kaku says in the video below, "There is no law of physics preventing time trav... read more -
Hot Tub Time Machine -- will this be John Cusacks career comeback? 4 AnswersI kinda doubt it. He's never going to shake away being one of those teen movie actors, and people will either typecast him for it, or ignore any acting he does.... read more -
I lent my portable HDD full of precious info and came back as a Time machine security copy is my data lost? 1 AnswerYou maybe able to recover the data but don't write anything to the drive!!! If it is a mac you have then you can use tech tool pro, Data Recovery II, Disk Doct... read more -
How do I repair permissions for lots of applications at once in Mac OS X after restoring from a Time Machine backup? 1 AnswerUse maintenance, in your utilities folder, and check 'repair permissions.' good luck! read more
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The Time Machine Adaptations
- Note: The following links are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1949: The Time Machine
- 1949: The Time Machine
- 1960: The Time Machine
- 2002: The Time Machine
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The Time Machine Culture and Humor
- RinkWorks: Book-A-Minute: The Time Machine
- Uncyclopedia: Time Machine
- Blog Post: Stephen Law: The Time Machine
- Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki: H.G. Wells
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