WELLS, H.G.
World Brain.
Garden City: Doubleday, Doran & Co., 1938.
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First Edition of H.G. Wells's World Brain; His Prophetic Vision of a Universal Encyclopedia
First American edition of Wells' visionary manifesto proposing the creation of a continuously updated, universally accessible global encyclopedia to unify human knowledge, remarkably anticipating the logic of the internet. Octavo, original blue cloth, top stain blue. In good condition with sunning to the spine and adhesive residue to the verso of the title page, name to the title page.
World Brain (1938) by H. G. Wells is a visionary work of nonfiction in which the author proposes the creation of a continuously updated, universally accessible global encyclopedia to unify human knowledge. Anticipating the logic of the internet decades before its invention, Wells argues that the preservation and rational organization of information are essential to preventing war and fostering international cooperation. Blending futurism with political urgency, the book reflects his conviction that scientific thinking and shared intellectual resources could counter nationalism and ignorance. Both prophetic and polemical, World Brain remains one of Wells’ most striking contributions to twentieth-century debates about information, education, and global governance.
World Brain.
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