Cool story op. Do you have a link so I could read the whole article?
Originally posted by seagrass
Pardon me but, it seems/appears like he was given "time traveler info" which was withheld, or he was deeply in synch with future trends and would be theories which abound today.
They say only 8 of his inventions came true
I assume much. Still, I find it curious.Originally posted by stereologistI could get suspicious and say perhaps it was "designed" that way. That these ideas and inventions were "filtered" into our consciousness back then in books, just as it seems they now do with television, teen idols, and various other methods.
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My understanding of Verne was that he was always reading and looking for ideas on the latest thoughts especially in science and technology. The article basically said the same. I understand that after the book "Around the World in 80 Days" was published people tried to duplicate the feat. This might not be an invention, but it sure was an amazing idea for its time.