Herbert George Wells, often referred to as H. G. Wells, was an English writer best known for his science fiction works that gave a vision of the future. He  wrote over fifty novels and dozens of short stories, including some of the most famous works of the science fiction genre, such as The War of the Worlds.  Among his most famous are The Time Machine (1895), The Island of Doctor Moreau (1896), The Invisible Man (1897) and The War of the Worlds (1898). He wrote from 1895 to 1941.

 

Although he also wrote books of romance and adventure, he is considered one of the Fathers of Science Fiction, and his writing has been a great influence on later generations of science fiction writers.