WELLS, H.G.
World Brain.
London: Methuen & Co. Ltd , 1938.
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First Edition of H.G. Wells' World Brain; From the Library of Christopher Priest
First British edition of Wells’ postwar political manifesto advocating international reform and rational world reorganization. Octavo, original publisher's cloth, illustrated with a two page table. From the collection of British science fiction author Christopher Priest with his ownership signature to the front free endpaper. Priest’s most famous works include The Inverted World (1974), the interconnected “Dream Archipelago” series, and The Prestige (1995), which was adapted into the 2006 Academy Award nominee film of the same name by Christopher Nolan and starring Christian Bale, Hugh Jackman, Scarlett Johansson, and Michael Caine. In good condition.
World Brain (1938) by H. G. Wells is a visionary work of nonfiction in which the author proposes the creation of a continuously updated, universally accessible global encyclopedia to unify human knowledge. Anticipating the logic of the internet decades before its invention, Wells argues that the preservation and rational organization of information are essential to preventing war and fostering international cooperation. Blending futurism with political urgency, the book reflects his conviction that scientific thinking and shared intellectual resources could counter nationalism and ignorance. Both prophetic and polemical, World Brain remains one of Wells’ most striking contributions to twentieth-century debates about information, education, and global governance.
World Brain.
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