The French novelist Jules Verne (1828-1905) was the first authentic exponent of modern science fiction. The best of his work is characterized by intelligent predictions of technical achievements actually within man's grasp at the time Verne wrote....

Jules Verne is arguably one of the most misunderstood writers of the entire French literary tradition. Although ranked as the fifth most-translated author of all time (behind Lenin, Agatha Christie, Walt Disney, and the Bible--according to a UNESCO...

"From now on I will travel only in my imagination." So said an embarrassed eleven-year-old to his mother after being returned home after a failed runaway attempt. The year was 1839; the boy had crept from his bedroom and through the dark streets of...

The French novelist and playwright Jules Verne (1828–1905) was born in Nantes on February 8 and died in Amiens on March 24. He is best known for a series of novels published under the inclusive title Voyages extraordinaires (Extraordinary...

French Science Fiction Novelist 1828-1905 Jules Gabriel Verne, one of the founding fathers of science fiction, was born in Nantes, France, in 1828. He was the eldest son of a successful provincial lawyer. At twelve years of age, Verne ran off to be a...

Excerpt from "Chapter 8—History of the Cannon," in From the Earth to the Moon: Passage Direct in Ninety-seven Hours and Twenty Minutes Published in 1865; available at Space Educators' Handbook, Johnson Space Center, NASA...

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Alain Ducasse has already taken haute cuisine to great heights, in menus for the Concorde jet and for astronauts. But opening a restaurant in the Eiffel Tower comes with its own challenges.Though only 410 feet up, there's no gas cooking because of safety concerns. All...

Alain Ducasse has already taken haute cuisine to great heights, in menus for the Concorde jet and for astronauts. But opening a restaurant in the Eiffel Tower comes with its own challenges.Though only 410 feet up, there's no gas cooking because of safety concerns. All...

A Japanese research team has succeeded in filming a giant squid live _ possibly for the first time _ and says the elusive creatures may be more plentiful than previously believed, a researcher said Friday.The research team, led by Tsunemi Kubodera, videotaped the giant squid...

It's outlived two world wars and the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Now Vienna's imperial "Sisi Palm" — a tree named for the late Empress Elisabeth — faces the ax.Officials said Thursday the majestic 170-year-old Chinese fan palm must be chopped down before it breaks through the glass...