There may be no other concept that
captures the imagination more than
the idea of time travel -- the ability to travel to any point in the
past or future. -Kevin Bonsor
This is a brief list of some movies and books related to time
travel.
Books
"The Clock that Went Backwards" by Edward Page Mitchell- the first
short story published regarding time travel The Time Machine by H.G.
Wells- one of the best known time travel stories A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine
L'Engle- a children's book regarding time travel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's
Court by Mark Twain- the basis for many time travel films The Anubis Gate by Tim Powers-
includes an example of the free-lunch
paradox The Door Into Summer by
Robert Heinlein- a favorite of many time travel fans
Movies
The Time Machine- an
adaptation of Wells' classic novel Kate and Leopold- a modern
romance involving time travel Frequency- an interesting spin
on time travel since it is information, rather than people, that
travels across time 12 Monkeys- a post-apocalyptic
view of time travel and its implications Timeline- a more recent
example of time travel films The Terminator Trilogy- the
time travel aspect of this film is less well-known even though it is
essential to the storyline The Back to the Future Trilogy-
includes an interesting spin on the grandfather paradox Somewhere in Time- the watch
is another example of the free
lunch paradox Contact- offers an interesting
look at wormholes and how
they might work