Jules verne (1828.2.8 ~1905.3.24) was a French novelist, playwright and poet in the 9th century.
According to the data of UNESCO, Verne is the second most famous translator in the world, second only to agatha christie and higher than Shakespeare. According to the recent statistics of UNESCO, there are 47,565,438+0 versions of Verne's works in the world. He is also the most translated French writer of 20 1 1. In France, 2005 was designated as the year of Verne to commemorate his centenary birthday.
Verne's works not only have unique artistic charm, but also have far-reaching influence in real life. The images of scientific soldiers and pioneers he created in his novels have influenced generations of latecomers. Many scientists admit that they were inspired by Verne to embark on the road of scientific exploration.
Simon Lake, the inventor of the submarine, said in his autobiography that "jules verne is the general guide of my life"; Major General Byrd said Verne was his guide after flying over the North Pole. As well as deep-sea balloon explorer piccard and radio inventor Marconi, all agreed that Verne inspired their invention.
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Herbert george wells (1866- 1946), translated as herbert george wells, is a famous British novelist, journalist, politician, sociologist and historian. His science fiction has a far-reaching impact on this field, such as "time travel", "alien invasion" and "dystopia", which are the mainstream topics in science fiction in the 20th century.
Wells wrote more than 100 works in his life, involving science, literature, history, society, politics and other fields. He is one of the most prolific contemporary writers.
Shortly after the publication of Wells' science novels, some critics compared him to the French jules verne. As far as the influence and achievements of their works are concerned, they are indeed comparable, but as far as the creative methods of their works are concerned, they are quite different. Verne only cares about the realization of science and technology. He has a famous saying: "As long as someone imagines it, others can certainly do it." His works mainly impart natural science knowledge and give great inspiration to scientists and explorers.
Although Wells' science novels are based on scientific knowledge, they rely more on wild fantasies. He imagined traveling in the universe and conceiving Star Wars. Send humans to the moon and introduce Martians to the earth. He collected angels from the sky and fished out mermaids from the bottom of the sea; Driving a time machine through time and space. His works are all-encompassing and go all out to observe life from the perspective of the moon, space, past and future, and examine human beings through the eyes of monsters and alien creatures. The story is tense, bizarre and fascinating.