Dec 25, 2009

The War of the Worlds | Compare and Contrast

1898: One of the most frightening aspects of the Martian invasion is when they master the concept of flight, giving them the ability to spread their dominance across the globe.

Today: Humans have been able to fly since the Wright Brothers were able to attain lift-off at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903.

1898: Wells presents interplanetary travel as being a matter of a canister projected from Mars to Earth like a bullet from a gun.

Today: Humanity understands the principles of rocket propulsion well enough to explore the far reaches...