Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth

The Food of the Gods and How It Came to Earth is a science fiction novel by H.

G. Wells, first published in 1904. Wells called it "e;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)."e;There have been various B-movie adaptations.

The novel is about a group of scientists who invent a food that accelerates the growth of children and turns them into giants when they become adults.