Jules Verne was a Frenchman and a lawyer who devoted himself to writing enduring fantasies. Even moreMore than a century after the authorsauthor's birth, his grandson came to America in order to christen the "Nautilus" ( the name his grandfather had given to his imaginary submarine). Explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins, an explorer used it to reach the North Pole. Verne was a dreamer and writer Among his first efforts was a children's story entitled "A Trip in a Balloon. He also wrote stories about a voyage to the center of the earth about a rocket trip to the moon, and about a number of incredible voyages by submarine and airplane. IsntIsn't this remarkable, since he was born in 1828 and died in 1905, long before we had rocket ships and submarines Many of the achievements of our scientific and mechanical age are the realization of his marvelous visions The space explorations although not a direct result of VernesVerne's vision, closely exemplify his cognizance of the "possibility of the impossible.