![]() In this case, that’s what I would call “predictive writing”. What else can explain the fact that Jules Verne’s sci-fi visions could influence the development of marine technology? ![]() Something like a rare gift to predict what will happen to the world you’re watching at the moment. Yes, I can agree that the design of Captain’s Nemo hi-tech submarine can be taken as a reflection of Jules Verne’s ideas of improvement of ships at his time. Of course, some literary critics will tell you that most of the characters and events that make classic futuristic stories are actually the reflections of their creators’ past experiences. ![]() Have you ever wondered what helped writers imagine so vivid pictures of events and images of people that they never saw? Now try to remember how minutely the author of the story you chose describes a revolutionary device or a social life of our grand-grand-grand-children (that’s in about 70-80 years from now). Got it? Great! I’d choose Jules Verne’s or George Orwell’s novels. Have you read “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” by Jules Verne? Or, maybe, you are a fan of dystopian novels? What I’m asking you to do at the moment is to remember at least one story where characters use advanced technologies we can’t even dream about, or a story which takes place in the distant future.
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