Science Fiction Predictions Jules VerneAbout the predictions of major sci-fi writer Jules Verne in his book 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea including a number of his successful predictions.Predictor: JULES VERNE
Jules Verne (1828-1905) was perhaps the first SF author to warrant the name. His extraordinary voyages, whether set on Earth or out among the planets, revealed the glowing wonders of a science marveling at its new discoveries. Verne's first success was Five Weeks in a Balloon, but his best-known books are Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (filmed by Walt Disney), From the Earth to the Moon, and The Mysterious Island (also put on the screen).
Book: TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA
Published in 1873.
Successful Predictions:
* Self-propelled submarines capable of diving to the ocean's floor, maneuvering underwater, and moving at high speeds beneath the surface of the waves. * Practical demonstrations of electrical power. * Electrical clocks that are more accurate than other kinds. * Electrical stoves and heating coils. * Electrical generators and motors used in propelling large engines. * Electrical lights and high-beam searchlights. * Underwater aqualungs capable of sustaining life for hours at a stretch. * Practical wetsuits to enable divers to work on the ocean floor. * Submarine warfare, which renders surface ships helpless against hidden attack. * Discovery of the South Pole (in Verne's version, most of the polar region is underwater).
Future Predictions:
* Seaweed cigarettes, complete with nicotine content. * Underwater air guns using glass electric shells that shock their prey. * Utilization of the ocean as a source for all food (the submarine Nautilus provisions itself entirely from the sea). * Discovery of the ruins of Atlantis on the ocean bottom. | ||
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