| Jules Verne was an amazing writer who predicted the | | | | Gates) |
| science future of the world. Some of the inventions he | | | | Jules Verne was born on February 8, 1828 in the city |
| described in his books were created later in his lifetime, | | | | of Nantes, France. His full name was Jules Gabriel |
| while others are still to be invented. Verne was popular | | | | Verne and he was the oldest of the five children in the |
| with all kinds of readers, rich and poor, young and old, | | | | family. He had three sisters, Mathilde, Anna, and Marie, |
| scientists and artists. He wrote over 80 books. Most of | | | | and one younger brother, Paul. His father, Pierre Verne, |
| them are very popular and well-read all over the world. | | | | was a Parisian lawyer, very smart and very honest. |
| Jules Verne was working mainly before tventieth | | | | He was almost like the hero of Around the World in |
| century. He was definitely born before his time. Among | | | | Eighty Days. Verne's mother, Sophie Allotte, came |
| the things he described in his books were helicopters, | | | | from a family of ship builders and sea captains. |
| modern weapons, sound movies, television and | | | | Probably, it was her who taught Jules Verne to love |
| rockets. His life was as amazing as his books. (Malone, | | | | sea. (Evans, A. B. |
| J. W. Predicting the Future: From Jules Verne to Bill | | | | |