Skywriting
Photograph by Neville Elder, Corbis
Jules Verne was a keen observer of the world around him, and one of the fields he payed attention to was advertising. In "In the Year 2889," Verne described "atmospheric advertisements"—similar to skywriting (pictured)."Everyone has noticed those enormous advertisements reflected from the clouds," Verne wrote, "so large they may be seen by the populations of whole cities or even entire countries."
Despite his fascination with gadgets and machines, Verne had no engineering training, MIT's Williams said.
He had a background in law "and worked in the theater," she said. "And he had friends who were, for example, interested in heavier-than-air flight. So he hung out with people who were interested in science and inventions and exploration."
Published February 8, 2011
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