Jules Verne was
born in Nantes France on February 8 1828 and he died on March 24, 1905.
From 1863-1874 he had laid the foundation of science fiction. Following his first book "Five Weeks in a Balloon" Verne presented a new manuscript to his publisher the title was "Paris in the twentieth century" (1863).
It was never published . The manuscript was recently re-discovered. The publisher told Verne that if he was a prophet no one would believe his prophecies at that time.
Verne provided in his new manuscript spoke about the year 1960. In it he described travel by subway, gas driven cars, (the combustion engine was built in 1889) communication by fax and telephone, the use of calculations and computers a d electric concerts providing entertainment. He talks about a world in which everyone can read and no one read books.
Latin a d Greek is o.longer thought in school and French language has been filled with very disagreeable English words. Society is dominated by money and the homeless walk the streets. It is a police state run by birocrats.
He imagined streets overrun by lights and electronic advertisements. He even predicted the invention of the electric chair (which didn't appear until 1888). Where did these ideas originate?
Did he actually go into the future and see what is going on? Or by envisioning the future did he had a hand in fact created it? What if imagination the seat of creativity is directly con acted with what we might call the eventually of the truth. What if we are capable of seeing what we humankind will eventually experience.?
From 1863-1874 he had laid the foundation of science fiction. Following his first book "Five Weeks in a Balloon" Verne presented a new manuscript to his publisher the title was "Paris in the twentieth century" (1863).
It was never published . The manuscript was recently re-discovered. The publisher told Verne that if he was a prophet no one would believe his prophecies at that time.
Verne provided in his new manuscript spoke about the year 1960. In it he described travel by subway, gas driven cars, (the combustion engine was built in 1889) communication by fax and telephone, the use of calculations and computers a d electric concerts providing entertainment. He talks about a world in which everyone can read and no one read books.
Latin a d Greek is o.longer thought in school and French language has been filled with very disagreeable English words. Society is dominated by money and the homeless walk the streets. It is a police state run by birocrats.
He imagined streets overrun by lights and electronic advertisements. He even predicted the invention of the electric chair (which didn't appear until 1888). Where did these ideas originate?
Did he actually go into the future and see what is going on? Or by envisioning the future did he had a hand in fact created it? What if imagination the seat of creativity is directly con acted with what we might call the eventually of the truth. What if we are capable of seeing what we humankind will eventually experience.?
from The Ultimate
Time Machine by Joseph McMoneagle
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