![]() ![]() While In the Year 2889 sought to imagine a life a thousand years into the future, most of its predictions were realized just over one hundred years later. Though some of these inventions seem absurd, most are quite familiar to modern day readers. First published in 1889, In the Year 2889 by Jules and Michel Verne makes impressive and imaginative predictions for the future, including video conferences, home delivery of meals, flying cars, advertisement projected on clouds, and an average life expectancy of sixty-eight years. On the verge of a scientific breakthrough, George sets a goal to make the newspaper more accessible to all, challenging tradition. In the Year 2889 depicts a slice-of-life narrative, following George through his day-to-day life as he attempts to change the way news is reported. He possesses a great amount of influence on his society, not just because of his wealth, but because he owns a newspaper. ![]() Set in the year 2889, George Washington Smith is a wealthy and ambitious businessman. ![]() From an author with countless beloved science fiction classics, In the Year 2889 is a short work of science fiction that imagines the future. ![]()
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