Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea was a Terran novel by French author Jules Verne published in 1870. It was notable for predicting the use of submarines long before such vessels were practical.
The novel's vessel, the Nautilus, was the namesake of the first real-world nuclear-powered submarine, and later, of the several Federation starships named USS Nautilus.
History[]
The designer and captain of the Nautilus was Captain Nemo, who (under the name "Nowan" [pronounced "no one", which is what nemo means in Latin]) shared a pizza with Captain Christopher Pike and Captain Hompaq in The Captain's Table before returning to 1861. (TOS - The Captain's Table novel: Where Sea Meets Sky)
Legacy[]
In the 23rd century on Canopus IV, James T. Kirk bought a copy of Twenty Thousand Leagues in an antique store. He cherished the bound volume, and in his quarters aboard the starship USS Enterprise in 2270, he reread the book. (TOS - The Yesterday Saga novel: Yesterday's Son)
By the 2280s, Thomas Sherman had written a nonfiction literary work, From the Nautilus to the Enterprise. (TOS reference: Star Trek II Biographies)
Owen Paris read Twenty Thousand Leagues to his son Tom when he was a boy. It became a favorite novel of Tom's, and fueled an obsession with sea stories, as well as a desire to join the Federation Naval Patrol. (VOY episode: "Thirty Days")
In 2374 of an alternate timeline, Paris called Annorax "Captain Nemo", a reference to Verne's antihero. (VOY episode: "Year of Hell")
Background[]
- The novel's viewpoint character, Pierre Aronnax, was presumably the namesake of Aronnax Station on Pacifica. (TNG novel: Losing the Peace)
- Nautilus encountered a giant squid in the novel. The Nautilus submersible was similarly attacked by a Europan squid on Europa. (ST novel: Preserver)
- Patrick Stewart portrayed Nemo in the 2005 film Mysterious Island. (Mysterious Island (2005 film) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.)
Appendices[]
References[]
- VOY episode: "Year of Hell"
- TOS - The Captain's Table novel: Where Sea Meets Sky
- VOY episode: "Thirty Days"
- TOS - The Yesterday Saga novel: Yesterday's Son
External links[]
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.