The Food of the Gods

by H. G. Wells, Wayne Kyle Spitzer

Overview

It all began with the research of two scientists, Mr. Bensington and Professor Redwood, into the principles of growth in living matter. The fruit of their labors was a substance known as Herakleophorbia IV, but their own private term for it was "The Food of the Gods" because of its very special properties.

Their tests produced a day-old chicken as big as a buzzard. And when the substance was consumed by rats, they grew bigger than horses. Then they started feeding the "food" to human babies...

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788835356516
Publisher:	Wayne Kyle Spitzer
Publication date:	01/10/2020
Sold by:	StreetLib SRL
Format:	eBook
File size:	644 KB

About the Author

H. G. Wells (1866–1946) was a prolific writer of both fiction and non-fiction. His writing career spanned more than 60 years, and his early science fiction novels earned him the title (along with Jules Verne and Hugo Gernsback) of The Father of Science Fiction. His books include The Invisible Man, The Time Machine, and The War of the Worlds.

Date of Birth:

September 21, 1866

Date of Death:

August 13, 1946

Place of Birth:

Bromley, Kent, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Normal School of Science, London, England

Editorial Reviews

"The creations of Mr. Wells . . . belong unreservedly to an age and degree of scientific knowledge far removed from the present, though I will not say entirely beyond the limits of the possible." —Jules Verne

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