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Zusammenfassung von Befreite Welt
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For readers who love early science fiction, the history of nuclear ideas, and bold arguments about how technology should change politics.
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The World Set Free by H. G. Wells is a science fiction novel about atomic energy, a devastating war, and the attempt to build a world government from the ruins. Published in 1914, it remains striking for imagining atomic bombs before they existed and asking whether political institutions can keep pace with scientific power.
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Human beings gain more power over nature, but their ways of governing themselves lag behind. That gap drives The World Set Free. Wells begins with a broad account of humanity’s growing command of energy, from early tools and fire to the machines of the industrial age. Each advance changes what people can do, and each puts pressure on the society built around older limits.
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- LengthAbout 66,000 words
- Reading timeAbout 4 h 25 min
- Listening time7 h 20 min
- FormatseBook, large-print eBook, audiobook, 15-minute summary
- LanguagesEnglish and 12 other languages
Questions about Befreite Welt
Did H. G. Wells predict the atomic bomb in The World Set Free?
Wells imagined atomic bombs in this 1914 novel, decades before actual nuclear weapons. His weapons use energy released from atoms, but their prolonged burning differs from real nuclear explosions. The remarkable prediction is the connection between atomic science, devastating weapons, and a transformed political world.
What is The World Set Free about?
The novel follows the consequences of discovering usable atomic energy: economic upheaval, catastrophic warfare, and efforts to establish a world government. Wells links these developments through one argument: humanity cannot safely possess enormous scientific power while remaining divided into rival armed nations.
How do the atomic bombs work in Wells’s novel?
Wells imagines bombs containing an artificial radioactive substance called Carolinum. They continue releasing energy and causing destruction rather than ending with one brief blast. This lingering danger makes the attacked areas hard to reclaim and helps undermine the idea of a manageable war.
Why does Wells argue for a world government?
Wells treats war as a problem built into competition among sovereign states, not merely the result of a few bad leaders. Once atomic weapons exist, that competition becomes intolerably destructive. A common world authority offers a way to bring political responsibility into line with scientific power.