February 8, 2013 – Birthday of Jules Verne

Bornnin France on this day in 1828, Jules Verne never got to see anspaceship fly to the moon. He never got to see a modern submarine. Hennever got to see all the electric and electronic marvels of ournworld.
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nJulesnVerne is famous for being one of the earliest of science fictionnwriters, and he wrote about voyages yet to be taken in books such asnFromnthe Earth to the Moonnand TwentynThousand Leagues Under the Sea.nHe also wrote imaginative books about voyages that will probablynnever be taken, such as Journeynto the Center of the Earth.nAnother famous voyage book by Verne is Aroundnthe World in Eighty Days.

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nJulesnVerne was definitely one of the “Fathers of Science Fiction,” andnhe is the second most translated author in the world (after mysterynwriter Agatha Christie). He’s written a lot! In addition to writingnplays, short stories, essays, and poems, Verne wrote 55 books!

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• You could of course read one of his books ornstories. Herenis Fromnthe Earth to the Moon,ncourtesy of Project Gutenberg. 

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• Watchnone of the many film, TV, or animated adaptations to Verne’s books.nHerenis Journeynto the Center of the Earth. 

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• WatchnJules Verne: Prophet of Science Fiction. 

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nXeroxninventor Chester Carlson’s birthday

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