{"id":499593,"date":"2026-02-07T15:28:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/february-8-commemorates-the-birth-of-jules-verne-father-of-science-fiction\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T15:28:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T19:28:54","slug":"february-8-commemorates-the-birth-of-jules-verne-father-of-science-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/february-8-commemorates-the-birth-of-jules-verne-father-of-science-fiction\/","title":{"rendered":"February 8: commemorates the birth of Jules Verne, father of science fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"Every February 8th, the birth of <strong>Jules Verne (1828\u20131905)<\/strong> is remembered, a French writer considered one of the most influential authors of universal literature and a precursor of modern science fiction.\n\nThrough emblematic works such as <em>Journey to the Center of the Earth<\/em>, <em>Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea<\/em> and <em>Around the World in 80 Days<\/em>, Verne managed to combine science, imagination and adventure, anticipating inventions and technological advances that decades later would become reality, such as submarines, space travel and scientific explorations.\n\nHis literary legacy not only marked generations of readers, but also inspired scientists, explorers, and creators around the world. More than a century after his death, his works continue to be translated, adapted, and read, solidifying him as a key figure in universal culture and thought.\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>We recommend reading:<a href=\"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/estilo\/efemerides\/efemerides-del-07-de-febrero\/\">February 07th Anniversaries<\/a><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\nThe February 8th date invites reflection on the power of imagination, science, and literature as drivers of human progress.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every February 8th, the birth of Jules Verne (1828\u20131905) is remembered, a French writer considered one of the most influential authors of universal literature and a precursor of modern science fiction. Through emblematic works such as Journey to the Center of the Earth, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in 80 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":111,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-499593","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-uncategorized"},"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Ana Laura L\u00f3pez","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2025-01-29-at-1.45.56-PM-96x96.jpeg","categories_name":["Uncategorized"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/111"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=499593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/499593\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=499593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=499593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=499593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}