Do imaginário em Jules Verne

Abstract

The nineteenth century was a particularly fruitful century concerning science and its technological applications. The emergence of publics for science took place from the growth and dynamism of the written press, from situations of criticism to the science done, and the enthusiasm in democratizing knowledge before a worker population, the development of the secondary and scientific education, and from the interest in participating in the very construction of science (astronomical, botanical societies ...). Jules Verne's life (1828-1905) runs through almost the entire century and his work is a great adventure, through which we find the reference and the imaginary narrative that the scientific-technological novelties elicited in the characters he created, still believers in the marvels of progress.We will cover aspects that were fundamental in the development of science and technology of the time and will have been present in some Jules Verne’s novels.

Keywords

• Verne (Jules)
• publics for science
• science and technology
• scientific culture
• nineteenth century