赫·喬·韋爾斯（H.G. Wells, 1866-1946），英國小說傢，社會這傢、曆史學傢。他先在倫敦皇傢學院師從赫胥黎學習生物學，後於1888年畢業於倫敦大學。1895年齣版的科幻小說《時間機器》使他一舉成名。該書以奇特的情節和誇張的手法，諷刺資本主義社會的醜惡現象。其後他又發錶瞭一係列的科幻小說，包括著名的《國際戰爭》《神食》《首先登上月球的人們》等，預言瞭科學對人類産生重要作用的同時也給人類帶來瞭可怕的災難，使人們意識到20世紀技術世界的希望一危險同在。1920年發錶的100萬字的巨著《世界史綱：生物和人類的簡明史》，奠定瞭他作為曆史學傢的地位。從30年代開始，他積極投身政治，見過羅斯福和斯大林。因此，他生前被認為是有創造性的藝術傢，對未來的預言傢和積極的社會改革傢。

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