Today, 79 years ago, on August 13, 1946 (Lunar Calendar, July 17, 1946), the multi-production writer H.G. Wells died. Wells: a science fiction novelist or prophet. On August 13, 1946, the British writer H.G. Wells died at the age of 79. Though Wells was a recognised politician and historian, he was forever missing his science fiction novels. Wells' works include Star Wars, Time Machine, Invisible Man and First Generation on the Moon. He predicted rocket and atomic bombs. He wrote in 1901: "One day, now hidden in our minds, conceived in our bodies, 'people' will stand on Earth as if we were standing on a bench, laughing and stretching hands toward the interstellar."