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> My dad introduced me to the genre with Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island, in which a team of five end up on an uninhabited island, and use their knowledge a
by breck 4y ago
> My dad introduced me to the genre with Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island, in which a team of five end up on an uninhabited island, and use their knowledge and ingenuity to rebuild a technological civilization from scratch.
Now I gotta read this. (link: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1268 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1268)
- wellanyway 4y agoYes you do. It's absolutely incredible.
- v-erne 4y agoI used to read quite a lot when I was in my early teens and this is one od two books that I vividly remember (other being Around the world in 80 days). I sincerly believe that this idea of rebuilding civilization from grounds up was responsible for me getting into STEM and becoming who I am now.