Wells are usually credited with putting the science - ​ fiction novel into its modern form. In 1865, Verne wrote From the Earth to the Moon ​ — one of a string of successful novels.
लेकिन विज्ञान - कथा उपन्यास को उसके आधुनिक रूप में लाने का श्रेय सामान्यतः लेखक जूलस्‌ वर्न और एच.