Jules Verne: The Father of Science Fiction The father of Science Fiction, a visionary French novelist, a short story writer, and a dramatist. This is the essence of the man we know today as Jules Verne. In his voluminous writings he foresaw a number of scientific devices and developments that...

OUTLINE According to H. Bruce Franklin, science fiction is "the only literature capable of exploring the macro-history of our species. . . in a cosmic context" (Science Fiction: The Early History, Internet) which suggests that man's place in the univers...

From the Earth to the Moon By: Jules Verne From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne was written in 1872. Verne forecasted with remarkable accuracy many scientific achievements of the 20th century. I believe Verne intended this book chiefly to be a satire of some people living at his time who...

"Science Fiction in Late Victorian England: The Wellsian Influence on Science and Technology" Intro: Science fiction as a genre was not referred to as such until 1926 and the publication of the magazine Amazing Tales even though the format dates back to Lucian the Greek historian and aut...

From the Earth to the Moon Verne, Jules Personal Library 185 pp. I believe Verne intended this book chiefly to be a satire of some people living at his time who were unable to accept the peaceful condition of the world. The Gun Club is nothing more than a group of disfigured and excitable...

Around the World in Eighty Days is a classic novel by Jules Verne about an English gentleman by the name of Phileas Fogg. Fogg was quite an unusual and mysterious man. Nobody really knew very much about him. Everyone knew that he was wealthy, but, from where his wealth derived was not known. ...

H.G. WELLS: THE FATHER OF SCIENCE FICTION H.G. Wells: The Father of Science Fiction H. G. Wells was a great science fiction writer and he had many different styles and beliefs that were reflected into his writings. Wells is known for being the "Father of Science Fict...

Science Fiction Science fiction is among the most versatile forms of writing. It can be a romance, a comedy, a war story, a drama, a mystery and as the recent film The Wild, Wild West proves, even a western. Take any literary classic add in a crazed robot bent on world destruction, and a spac...

In History, many writers have tried to touch on stories of science fiction, but were not too successful. One man though, by the name of Herbert George Wells has been considered by some to be the father of modern science fiction.(GeoCities.com) H.G. Wells as some ma...