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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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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 -
Is an ribosome enzyme an advanced molecular robot? If so, how is this model inspiring self-replicating machines? 1 AnswerThe cell, when viewed on a molecular level, is a self-replicating machine. DNA replicates itself in the complex chemical environment of the cell. A ribosome is ... 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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you remind me of that time in the 80's, back in Miami , when i was a drum machine
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Why is that the person in front of me at the cash machine always seems to act like it's their first time ever using such technology?
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After reading way 2 many forums the time machine error seems 2 b either a re-indexing issue or an issue when it's put to sleep during backup
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@Cryptic_Stormy Have a nice thanksgiving, I'm off to whip Doc so he finishes the time machine so I can jump ahead to play #StarTrekOnline.
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Time Machine: Barak Obama and Gordon Brown are shown a time machine which can see 100 years into the future. .. http://bit.ly/5lyqhE
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