Verne’s novels did not include spaceships, time travel or magical superpowers they were based on the real sciences of physics, astronomy, chemistry, geography, and zoology. The difference between the two lies in the way that science is used in the structure of the text – while science fiction uses science, often pseudoscience, as a tool to drive along its story, scientific fiction uses its story to disseminate factual scientific knowledge to a wide readership. His writings, following the Realist tradition, were so scientifically accurate that they cannot be considered science fiction, but scientific fiction. However, the perception of Verne as the father of science fiction is incorrect. His corpus of literature, which collectively make up the Voyages Extraordinaires series, address the possibilities of change and progress in the nineteenth century, as scientific innovation sky-rocketed throughout Europe. A French novelist in the nineteenth century, Verne has since become one of the most influential authors of all time, his writings ranking the second most translated in the world at present (Agatha Christie holding first place). Jules Verne’s novels have long been considered quintessential works in the development of modern science fiction.
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