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World Set Free

The World Set Free is a novel published in 1914 by H. G. Wells. The book is considered a prophetical novel foretelling the advent of nuclear weapons.

A constant theme in Wells's work, such as his 1901 nonfiction book Anticipations, was the role of energy and technological advance as a determinant of human progress.

The novel opens: "The history of mankind is the history of the attainment of external power. Man is the tool-using, fire-making animal." Scientists of the day were well aware that the slow natural radioactive decay of elements like radium continues for thousands of years, and that while the rate of energy release is negligible, the total amount released is huge. Wells used this as the basis for his story. (Summary on Wikipedia)

Year of Publication: 1914Genres: Science Fiction

Running Time: 8 hours 10 minutes 23 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Prelude LivelyHive	0:56
2	Chapter 1, The Sun Snarers, part one LivelyHive	39:29
3	Chapter 1, The Sun Snarers, part two LivelyHive	37:58
4	Chapter 2, The Last War, part one LivelyHive	45:58
5	Chapter 2, The Last War, part two LivelyHive	51:21
6	Chapter 3, The Ending of War, part one LivelyHive	59:00
7	Chapter 3, The Ending of War, part two LivelyHive	39:26
8	Chapter 4, The New Phase, part one LivelyHive	55:03
9	Chapter 4, The New Phase, part two LivelyHive	36:07
10	Chapter 5, The Last Days of Marcus Karenin, part one LivelyHive	36:09
11	Chapter 5, The Last Days of Marcus Karenin, part two LivelyHive	33:56