In particular, Robur the Conqueror, with its vividly described aircraft, inspired Sikorsky to build the helicopters for which he became famous.

Jules Verne, Robur the Conqueror. Trans. and notes by Alex Kirstukas. Ed. Arthur B. Evans. Middletown, CT: Wesleyan UP, Early Classics of Science Fiction, 2017. xvii+295 pp. $29.95 hb., $23.99 ebk.

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Scientists in Jules Verne's Robur the Conqueror, aka The Clipper of the Clouds, predict a future of "flying machines" that allow man to walk on air. 2 1955. Media Platforms Design Team.

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Jules Verne had an extraordinary visionary ability. “From the Earth to the Moon” anticipated the arrival on our satellite, while “Robur the Conqueror” prophesied Man’s conquest of the air, and “20,000 ...

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