Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleEdison as Time Traveler: H.G. Wells's Inspiration for his First Scientific Character.AuthorsWillis, Martin T.AbstractReveals that the Time Traveler in H.G. Wells' `The Time Machine,' was based on American inventor Thomas Edison. Life and achievements of Edison; Heterogeneity of the narratives.SubjectsTIME Machine: An Invention, The (Book); EDISON, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931; BOOKS; WELLS, H. G. (Herbert George), 1866-1946PublicationScience Fiction Studies, 1999, Vol 26, Issue 2, p284ISSN0091-7729Publication typeArticle