The Time MachineThe Time Machine is a science fiction novel by H. G. Wells, 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 story goes like this: So, begins the Time Traveler's astonishing firsthand account of his journey 800,000 years beyond his own era. With a speculative leap that still