1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 English writer H. G. Wells was prolific in many genres, writing more than fifty novels and dozens of short stories, and has been called the ‘father of modern science fiction’. He was also considered to be a futurist, with his works imagining time travel, alien invasion, invisibility, and biological engineering before these subjects were common in the genre. So Ellie wanted to find out... how many of H. G. Wells' creations actually came true? --- Where to Find Us:&amp;nbsp; Head to our website, learnaboutpod.com, to read the full episode notes and see a list of links and resources used to research this episode. You can also follow us on Instagram&amp;nbsp;and&amp;nbsp;Twitter&amp;nbsp;at @learnaboutpod.&amp;nbsp; Support us on Patreon:&amp;nbsp; Want to help support the show? For only £2/month you'll get early access to episodes, two exclusive bonus episodes every month, a handwritten postcard, and outtakes that don't make the final cut. Go to patreon.com/learnaboutpod&amp;nbsp;to get started! A huge thanks to our current patrons: Llinos, Bryony, Linde, Michael, Sarah, Steve, Dan, Megg, and George! Let's Learn About... http://learnaboutpod.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/26382642/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/149125575