Jules Verne's Major Accomplishments

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Jules Verne is a man who became very successful in doing what he loved, Verne may have experienced betrayal in his family and fought against sickness at old age, but he never stopped doing what he admired. In those rough phases in his life, he overcame the challenges and had an amazing journey doing what he did best. Verne was a scientific author, his books always amazed his audience because he made the impossible seem possible. He has always been passionate about his work and continued to bewilder people's minds with his astonishing writing. In this essay, there will be an incite on Verne's childhood,his accomplishments, and the legacy he left behind. Verne was born on February 8th 1928, in a small city in France named Nantes.His parents

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