Jules Verne, born at Nantes, France, in 1828, of legal and
seafaring stock, was the author of innumerable adventure stories
that combined a vivid imagination with a gift for popularizing
science. Although he studied law at Paris, he devoted his life
entirely to writing. His most popular stories, besides 20,000
Leagues Under the Sea (1870), include- Five Weeks in a Balloon
(1863), Journey to the Center of the Earth (1864), A Trip to the
Moon (1865), Around the World in Eighty Days (1872), and Michael
Strogoff (1876). In addition, he was the author of a number of
successful plays, as well as a popular history of exploration from
Phoenician times to the mid-nineteenth century, The Discovery of
the Earth (1878-80). After a long and active career in literature,
Jules Verne died at Amiens, France, in 1905.
Isaac Asimov authored over 400 books in a career that lasted nearly
50 years. As a leading scientific writer, historian, and futurist,
he covered a variety of subjects ranging from mathematics to humor,
and won numerous awards for his work.
“The reason Verne is still read by millions today is simply that he was one of the best storytellers who ever lived.” —Arthur C. Clarke
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