Jules Verne (1828–1905) was the first author to popularize the literary genre that has become known as science fiction. Laying a careful scientific foundation for his fantastic adv...visualizza altroJules Verne (1828–1905) was the first author to popularize the literary genre that has become known as science fiction. Laying a careful scientific foundation for his fantastic adventure stories, he forecast with remarkable accuracy many scientific achievements of the 20th century. He anticipated flights into outer space, submarines, helicopters, air conditioning, guided missiles, and motion pictures long before they were developed.visualizza meno