The Time Machine

The Time Machine is a science fiction novella by H. G. Wells published in 1895 and written as a frame narrative. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposely and selectively forwards or backwards in time. The term time machine coined by Wells is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle. The Time Machine has been adapted into three feature films of the same name as well as two television versions and a large number of comic book adaptations. It has also indirectly inspired many more works of fiction in many media productions.Wells had considered the notion of time travel before in a short story titled The Chronic Argonauts (1888). This work published in his college newspaper was the foundation for The Time Machine.