Jules Verne

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Jules Verneis a famousFrenchscience-fiction author best known for his works including:A Journey to the Centre of the Earth,From the Earth to the Moon,Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea,Around the World in Eighty DaysandThe Mysterious Island.Lesser known facts about him include his participation in a millennia-old battle betweenalien robotshere on Earth and his status as a time traveler.

Fiction

Hearts of Steel

...Whatever one of those may be.

Some time in the mid-to-late 1800s, while visitingSan Francisco,Verne rode achartered ferrywithMark Twaininto the middle ofSan Francisco Bayto witnessTobias Muldoon's new invention, a "sub-marine" named theS.S.Vicuna.However, a technical mishap plunged theVicunato the bottom of the bay, a misfortune that brought laughter from Verne, Twain, and theferry's skipper.Hearts of Steel #1

A few years later, Verne publishedTwenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.Coincidence? We think not.

Rescue Botscartoon

Voice actor:Diedrich Bader(English),Robert Dubois(French),Armando Tiraboschi(Brazilian Portuguese)

In 1862, Jules Verne metThaddeus Moroccoat the London Exposition, and the pair became friends, sharing scientific breakthroughs and even the "Verne device"Jules had developed. Verne used the device to create a balloon capable oftime travel,and on a journey to the future, encounteredAutobots.He did not share with Morocco the power source that allowed him to time travel, and as time went on, the two friends grew distant.

In 1869, Verne got a note from Morocco directing him to a place and date over 140 years in the future. Verne used his balloon to travel there and encountered theGriffin Rockrescue team, who helped reunite him with Morocco. Verne soon found his friend had changed, and on learning the crimes Morocco was charged with, wanted to take Morocco with him. Verne later took Morocco to the future and showed him aroundParis.The Last of Morocco

Notes

• In the real world, Jules Verne never visited San Francisco and did not know Twain personally. Of course, the real world has no cool giant robots, either, so we'll take the fiction.

External links

• Jules Verneat Wikipedia