Jules Verne (1828-1905), was a French author. He is considered to be the father of science fiction. His novels forecast, often with remarkable accuracy, the submarine, airplane, and automobile; space exploration; and numerous other inventions and scientific developments then many years in the future. A skilled storyteller, he became one of the world's most popular authors and remains so, especially among younger readers, to this day. A number of scientist have credited his writing, which abounds in technical detail with arousing their initial interest in science.
From the Earth to the Moon (1865) describes the journey of a space vehicle; it is launched from Florida, reaches the moon, and returns to Earth, splashing down in the Pacific. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (1870) concerns the flawed genius of Captain Nemo and his submarine, the Nautilus. In Around the World in Eighty Days (1873), Phineas Fogg wins a wager by circling the globe in record time.
Verne was born in Nantes. He studied law in Paris, and tried writing plays but with little success. The popularity of his first novel, Five Weeks in a Baloon (1863), led him to choose writing as a career.
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