title: The shape of things to come: homage to H.G. Wells.
authors.affiliation: President Emeritus, NY Academy of Medicine, 1216 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York, USA. jbarondess@nyam.org
authors.forename: Jeremiah A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Barondess
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