Andre Blanchard wrote: > If I have my dates correct Jules Verne wrote "Twenty Thousand Leagues > Under The Sea" around 1850 or 60, he was born in 1828. Robert Fulton > successfully tested a submarine in France in 1800-1801 to a depth of > 25 feet.
The genius of Jules Verne was that he actually talked to the scientists and engineers of the day, and worked out the feasibility of the inventions he put in his stories. They weren't fantasy -- they were based on sound science and engineering principles (at least, as known then). -- Lee A. Hart Ring the bells that still can ring 814 8th Ave. N. Forget your perfect offering Sartell, MN 56377 USA There is a crack in everything leeahart_at_earthlink.net That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen
