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Verne, Jules
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Verne, Jules (1828–1905), French novelist, author of a long series of books combining adventure and popular science. Among his most successful stories are:
Voyage au centre de la terre (1864,
Journey to the Centre of the Earth, 1871);
Vingt mille lieues sous les mers (1870,
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, 1872), the adventures of Captain Nemo and his crew aboard the submarine
Nautilus; and
Le Tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours (1873,
Around the World in Eighty Days), recounting the travels of the Englishman Phileas Fogg and his valet, Passepartout.
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Jules Verne Set For Next Step On Road To Automated Station Docking.
Magazine article from: Space Daily; 3/31/2008; 700+ words
; ...the go-ahead on yesterday for Jules Verne ATV to proceed with the second...the relative GPS between that on Jules Verne and on the Russian Service Module...based on the great performance of Jules Verne during the first demonstration...
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Interview: Brian Taves discusses the 100th anniversary of Jules Verne's death and his knack to predict the future
Transcript from: NPR Talk of the Nation Science Friday; 4/15/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...discusses the 100th anniversary of Jules Verne's death and his knack to predict...3:00 PM IRA FLATOW, host: Jules Verne, arguably the father of modern...joining with me now to talk about Jules Verne's legacy is Brian Taves. He...
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The Novels and Rediscovered Films of Michel (Jules) Verne
Magazine article from: Journal of Film Preservation; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...son of renowned French writer Jules Verne (1828-1905). With the recent...still six years in the future, Jules Verne married a widow with two young...habitually running up huge debts, Jules Verne responded in the manner of the...
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Jules Verne's scientific vision shines through a clouded life
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; JULES VERNE An Exploratory Biography By Herbert R...95 PARIS IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY By Jules Verne (translated, from the French, by Richard...literary historian has calculated that Jules Verne was not the first science-fiction writer...
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Unpublished Jules Verne Novel Discovered in Safe
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 9/23/1994; 672 words
; ...Host: Nineteenth-century writer Jules Verne is the best- selling French novelist...MICHAEL GOLDFARB, Reporter: As Jules Verne imagined it in 1863, Paris au...think the book is a hoax. But, Jules Verne expert Piero Gondola Deloriva...
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Jules Verne: Narratives of Modernity. (Book Reviews).
Magazine article from: Utopian Studies; 3/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; Edmund J. Smyth, ed. Jules Verne: Narratives of Modernity. Liverpool...contributions of H.G. Wells, Jules Verne, and Edgar Allen [sic] Poe...still insufficiently examined. Jules Verne: Narratives of Modernity, comprising...
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JULES VERNE'S SCIENTIFIC VISION SHINES THROUGH A CLOUDED LIFE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 1/1/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...literary historian has calculated that Jules Verne was not the first science-fiction...had all the elements of a typical Jules Verne adventure. There were accurate...as Herbert Lottman puts it in "Jules Verne," his absorbing biography...
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Dusseau, Joelle. Jules Verne.(Jules Verne: La Face cachee)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Nineteenth-Century French Studies; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Dusseau, Joelle. Jules Verne. Paris: Perrin, 2005. Pp...02279-8. Valetoux, Philippe. Jules Verne, en mer et contre tous. Paris...3088-x. Maudhuy, Roger. Jules Verne: La Face cachee. Paris: France...
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Jules Verne (1828-1905): en el centenario de su muerte, descubrimos en Julio Verne a un cómplice fiel. Su vigencia, afirma Domínguez Michael en este perfil, no se debe tanto a su anticipación científica como a su manera de acercarse (e incluso moldear) al joven lector que todos, de alguna manera, seguimos siendo.(Biografía)
Magazine article from: Letras Libres; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; La fama de Jules Verne nunca ha conocido el ocaso: se adue...contradictorios hoy resultan armnicos: Jules Verne (Nantes, 1828 -- Amiens, 1905...marxista, abri Una lectura poltica de Jules Verne (1973) con una tabla cronolgica comparativa...
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Jules Verne: Journeys in Writing.(Book review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 4/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Jules Verne: Journeys in Writing. By TIMOTHY UNWIN...ISBN 978-0-85323-458-6. In 2005 Jules Verne aficionados from around the world commemorated...the putative 'father of sci-fi'. Jules Verne: Journeys in Writing stands squarely...
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Verne, Jules (1828–1905)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Children and Childhood in History and Society
Verne, Jules (1828 – 1905) Jules Verne, who has been called the "father of science fiction...series Les voyages extraordinaires (Fantastic journeys). In Jules Verne: Inventor of Science Fiction (1978) Peter Costello observes...
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Verne, Jules
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
Jules Verne Born: February 8, 1828 Nantes, France...novelist and writer The French novelist Jules Verne was the first authentic writer of modern...are within man's grasp. Early life Jules Gabriel Verne was born on February 8, 1828, in Nantes...
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Jules Verne
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Jules Verne The French novelist Jules Verne (1828-1905) was the first authentic exponent of modern science...achievements actually within man's grasp at the time Verne wrote. Jules Verne was born on Feb. 8, 1828, at Nantes, the eldest son of a...
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Jules Verne (1828-1905)
Book article from: Space Sciences
JULES VERNE (1828-1905) Science fiction writer Ray Bradbury said that Jules Verne embodies the whole history of humanity. Indeed, Verne lived in an era...
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Wells and Verne
Book article from: Computer Sciences
WELLS AND VERNE H.G. Wells (1866 – 1946) is remembered for many works...Man, The Time Machine, and The War of the Worlds. His contemporary, Jules Verne (1828 – 1905), is also remembered for numerous works of...
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