Herbert George Wells, born on September 21, 1866, was an English writer. He was a prolific writer of many genres, having written over fifty novels and dozens of short stories. Nonfiction works by him included social commentary, politics, history, popular science, satire, biography, and autobiography. Wells is now best known for his science fiction novels, for which he has been dubbed the "Father of Science Fiction."
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