Food of the Gods

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The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells that was first published in 1904. Wells called it "a fantasia on the change of scale in human affairs. . . . I had hit upon [the idea] while working out the possibilities of the near future in a book of speculations called Anticipations (1901)". The novel, which has had various B-movie adaptations, is about a group of scientists that invents food that accelerates the growth of children and turns them into giants when they become adults.

subjects: Fiction,  Giants,  Growth factors,  Food supply,  Science fiction,  Agriculture,  Experimentation,  Fiction, science fiction, general,  British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author),  Scientists,  Artificial foods,  English literature,  English fiction,  English Science fiction,  Giants -- Fiction