5 come true works of Jules Verne, because of which you begin to consider him a prophet

The writer and geographer Jules Verne was born in France in 1828 and is considered one of the founders of such a popular genre of literature as science fiction. In addition, even now, his novels occupy top positions in the ranking of the most translated works. And no wonder, his creations have long become classics, it is interesting to read them at any age and re-read more than once. Most interesting is that the writer, although he lived in the 19th century, many of the inventions he described really appeared in the modern world. Because of what a very logical question arises: Jules Verne was a science fiction writer, or perhaps more a prophet? Otherwise, how else to explain such accurate predictions described in his works.

Electric submarines from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea

The Nautilus submarine described by the writer is essentially an electric submarine capable of sinking to great depths. However, in those days, nothing of the kind existed in the world.

Helicopter from Robur the Conqueror

In this story, the writer prophetically describes a large flying ship propelled by rotating propellers. The protagonist is working on its creation. Obviously, the invention is nothing more than a helicopter. But in the real world, the first working apparatus of such a plan was created only after two decades.

Hologram from the "Castle in the Carpathians"

In more than half a century, Verne predicted the appearance of holograms, describing in his work a scene where the main character discovers the body of his wife, which in fact turns out to be only an unreal three-dimensional image, a hologram.

Video from "One Day of an American Journalist in 2889"

It is here that the author mentions a device called phonotelephone, thanks to which people can communicate with each other, while being at long distances. Moreover, they not only hear each other, but also see.

Solar sails and flight to the moon from the story "From the Earth to the Moon"

The novel describes not only spaceships powered by solar energy, but also tells about the spacesuits of the astronauts and other details.

Here Verne fantasizes about a man’s flight to the moon on a ship in the shape of a hull similar to a bullet. Only after about a century, Americans will translate this fiction into reality, without suspecting it.