How many of Jules Verne's predictions came true? Detailed answer

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How many of Jules Verne's predictions came true?

Experts have calculated that out of 108 predictions made by the French writer Jules Verne (1828-1905) in his science fiction works, 64 have come true to date.

Among them are TV and phototelegraph, escalator and moving sidewalk, flight to the moon and organ transplant, and much more.

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