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DID JULES VERNE'S -Nautilus- REALLY PREDICT THE ESSENCE OF TODAY'S DEEP-DIVING NUCLEAR SUBMARINES?
From: Sea Classics
Date: 20060601
Author:Bloom, Jim
Discerning analysis of many of the submarine features described in Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea prove to be astute guesses rather than crafty predictions of the manner in which globe-girdling submersibles would eventually evolve by jim bloom
Every well-read adolescent is familiar with the science fiction classic Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (20TL) by sci-fi pioneer Jules Verne. He is widely heralded as the father of science fiction, although some authorities say that he is more of a romantic adventure novelist with a technological slant. Literary significance aside, the ...
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