Early science fiction writers H.G. Wells author of famous books: "The Time Machine", "The War of The Worlds" & "The Invisable Man" and Jules Verne author of famous books: "Around The World in 80 days" & "20,000 Leagues Under the sea" made many scientific predictions that came true decades after their novels:
"100 years before the Apollo program, Jules Verne foresaw the details of America's moon launch with remarkable accuracy -- from the speed and weight of the spacecraft to the location of the launch site in Florida. And Verne's submarine, the Nautilus, inspired submarine designers for decades."
"H.G. Wells gave us our first vision of hostile alien invaders and inspired physicists to investigate time travel. Perhaps most remarkably, Wells foresaw the future of war: predicting aerial bombing, the tank, and in 1913, the atom bomb. Years later, Wells novel even helped physicist Leo Szilard invent the bomb. The film includes interviews with physicists, science fiction writers, and historians."
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What inspired these authors to predict these remarkable scientific inventions? Pure coincidence or something beyond?
