"The Food of the Gods" by H. G. Wells. London: MacMillan & Co., 1904. First Edition
Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok. Children who are given the food stuffs experience incredible growth – and serious illnesses. Over the years, people who have eaten these specially treated foods find themselves unable to fit into a society where ignorance and hypocrisy rule. These "giants," with their extraordinary mental powers, find themselves shut away from an older, more traditional society. Intolerance and hatred increase as the line of distinction between ordinary people and giants is drawn across communities and families.
“The Food of the Gods” has been retold many times in many forms since it was first published in 1904. It is a riveting, newly relevant tale as we consider the ethics involved in genetic engineering.
"The Food of the Gods" by H. G. Wells. London: MacMillan & Co., 1904. First Edition
Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok. Children who are given the food stuffs experience incredible growth – and serious illnesses. Over the years, people who have eaten these specially treated foods find themselves unable to fit into a society where ignorance and hypocrisy rule. These "giants," with their extraordinary mental powers, find themselves shut away from an older, more traditional society. Intolerance and hatred increase as the line of distinction between ordinary people and giants is drawn across communities and families.
“The Food of the Gods” has been retold many times in many forms since it was first published in 1904. It is a riveting, newly relevant tale as we consider the ethics involved in genetic engineering.