The World Set Free

The World Set Free is a science fiction novel written by H. G. Wells. The book was first published in 1914 and is set in the future, in a world where nuclear energy has been discovered and harnessed. The novel explores the consequences of this discovery, including the potential for nuclear war and the destruction of civilization as we know it. The story follows a group of characters as they navigate this new world, including a scientist who first discovers the power of nuclear energy, a journalist who reports on the dangers of nuclear war, and a group of political leaders who must make difficult decisions to prevent global catastrophe. The World Set Free is a thought-provoking and cautionary tale about the dangers of unchecked scientific progress and the importance of responsible leadership.The problem which was already being mooted by such scientific men as Ramsay, Rutherford, and Soddy, in the very beginning of the twentieth century, the problem of inducing radio-activity in the heavier elements and so tapping the internal energy of atoms, was solved by a wonderful combination of induction, intuition, and luck by Holsten so soon as the year 1933.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.