Herbert George Wells (born September 21, 1866 in Kent, England – died August 13, 1946 in London, England) was a British novelist and short story writer. His most famous works include The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The War of the Worlds and The First Men on the Moon.
He is considered one of the founders of science fiction literature, and gained his fame thanks to his novels that belong to that literary genre. Unlike his contemporary Jules Verne, Wells’s novels contained meaningful social criticism and did not limit himself to narrating adventures.