''In the Year 2889'' ( in French) is an 1889 short story published under the name of

Jules Verne Jules Gabriel Verne (;''Longman Pronunciation Dictionary''. ; 8 February 1828 – 24 March 1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. His collaboration with the publisher Pierre-Jules Hetzel led to the creation of the ''Voyages extraor ...

, but now believed to be mainly the work of his son

Michel Verne Michel Jean Pierre Verne (August 3, 1861 – March 5, 1925) was a writer, editor, and the son of Jules Verne. Michel was born in Paris, France. Because of his wayward behaviour, he was sent by his father to Mettray Penal Colony for six month ...

, based on his father's ideas.In the Year 2889 1609770994 Jules Verne - 2014 "Although published under the name of Jules Verne, it is now believed to be chiefly if not entirely the work of Jules' son, Michel Verne. In any event, many of the topics in the article echo Verne's ideas." The first publication was in English in February 1889, in the American magazine '' The Forum''.

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Supposedly, the owner of the ''

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'',

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, asked Jules Verne to write a short story projecting what life would look like in a thousand years. If written by Jules Verne, it would be one of his few short stories, and the only one first written in English. The story takes place on 25 September 2889. A 1910 reprint included illustrations by

George Roux George Roux (1853–1929) was a French artist and book illustrator. His best-known works today are a large number of illustrations he created for the science-fiction novels of Jules Verne, in the series '' Les voyages extraordinaires''. He was th ...

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The story follows the publisher of a very influent media empire in the year 2889. Among the predictions announced: *

Pneumatic tube Pneumatic tubes (or capsule pipelines, also known as pneumatic tube transport or PTT) are systems that propel cylindrical containers through networks of tubes by compressed air or by partial vacuum. They are used for transporting solid objects, a ...

s carrying passengers across the oceans at 1,500 km/h. *

Video conference Video is an electronic medium for the recording, copying, playback, broadcasting, and display of moving visual media. Video was first developed for mechanical television systems, which were quickly replaced by cathode-ray tube (CRT) syste ...

s. * A life expectancy of 68 years. *

Home delivery Delivery is the process of transporting goods from a source location to a predefined destination. Cargo (physical goods) is primarily delivered via roads and Rail transport, railroads on land, shipping lanes on the sea, and airline networks ...

of aseptic meals. * Advertisements projected on clouds. * "Phototelegrams" from Mars, Mercury and Venus. * Resolution of equations of the 95th degree. * A space of 24

dimension In physics and mathematics, the dimension of a Space (mathematics), mathematical space (or object) is informally defined as the minimum number of coordinates needed to specify any Point (geometry), point within it. Thus, a Line (geometry), lin ...

s. * Telescopes of a diameter of 3 km. * New planets. *

Chemical war Chemical warfare (CW) involves using the toxic properties of chemical substances as weapons. This type of warfare is distinct from nuclear warfare, biological warfare and radiological warfare, which together make up CBRN, the military acronym ...

, biological war, electric sparks of 20 leagues. *

Natality control in China The birth rate for a given period is the total number of live human births per 1,000 population divided by the length of the period in years. The number of live births is normally taken from a universal registration system for births; populati ...

. *

Flying car A flying car or roadable aircraft is a type of vehicle which can function both as a road vehicle and as an aircraft. As used here, this includes vehicles which drive as motorcycles when on the road. The term "flying car" is also sometimes u ...

s. *

Cryonics Cryonics (from el, κρύος ''kryos'' meaning 'cold') is the low-temperature freezing (usually at ) and storage of human remains, with the speculative hope that resurrection may be possible in the future. Cryonics is regarded with skepticis ...

. * The

British Empire The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts esta ...

is reduced to

Gibraltar ) , anthem = " God Save the King" , song = " Gibraltar Anthem" , image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg , map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe , map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green , mapsize = , image_map2 = Gib ...

. *Turning the moon around *Accumulators that absorb and condense living forces from the sun's rays and returns it in any form desired with a transformer *News spoken to subscribers instead of being delivered on paper. *Food scientifically compounded and prepared *An atmosphere free of microorganisms *Transmission of images by means of sensitive mirrors connected by wires.

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