The world was not always so technological and digital. All the attributes of the modern world - smartphones, the Internet and other joys have only recently become available to mankind. However, man continues to make discoveries that make the world brighter.

The remarkable French writer J. G. Verne, whose fantastic works have become world classics, inspires people to make discoveries. Extraordinary imagination helped the writer to create unique devices that have not yet been invented. Perhaps these descriptions inspired people to create them.

All fans of science fiction are well aware of the work "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea". It tells the story of those men who went to sea in search of whales. They are captured by Captain Nemo. The whale hunters found themselves on a huge electric submarine "Nautilus". The shape of the vessel resembled a cigar, its comfortable compartments looked like halls of art. As the characters in the novel learn about the capabilities of the Nautilus they are less and less eager to leave the boat. They admire the many possibilities that electricity offers. The heroes of the novel are fascinated by Captain Nemo's research.

The influence of J. Verne extends beyond literature, it has embraced the cinema, the world of science and technology and entrenched in the minds of inventors and researchers.

Полесова Виктория, врач (г. Витебск, Республика Беларусь)