''The Man Who Rocked the Earth'' is a science fiction novel written in 1915 by

Arthur C. Train Arthur Cheney Train (September 6, 1875 – December 22, 1945), also called Arthur Chesney Train, was an American lawyer and writer of legal thrillers, particularly known for his novels of courtroom intrigue and the creation of the fictional lawye ...

and

Robert W. Wood Robert Williams Wood (May 2, 1868 – August 11, 1955) was an American physicist and inventor who made pivotal contributions to the field of optics. He pioneered infrared and ultraviolet photography. Wood's patents and theoretical work inform ...

. It is notable for describing what an atomic detonation would look like in 1915, thirty years before the United States detonated the first atomic bomb.

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