It is a classic children's SF novel in the manner of Verne's Mysterious Island, a little compositionally disorganized, full of slogans, but readable...
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The atmosphere seems dark and tense, with themes of the collapse of civilization, fear of the unknown, and the conflict between science and superstition.
The motif that Nesvadba has already used in a science fiction context, the FALSIFICATION OF AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIND, in "The Showdown with Doctor Dong" serves as a starting point for questioning the RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN REVOLUTION AND SCIENTIFIC TRUTH.
The novel originally titled La Planete des singes, which was the basis for the 1968 film Planet of the Apes.
J. B. S. Haldane (1892–1964), a British geneticist, evolutionary biologist, and science popularizer, wrote "My Friend Mr. Leakey" in 1937 – a collection of five humorous, fantastic stories for children (and adults).
A scientific documentary novel about the discovery of radium, which tells the story of Marie and Pierre Curie, the medical revolution, but also the dark side – speculation, the fight for monopoly and the tragic consequences of radioactivity on people.
Professor Aronnax, his servant Conseil and harpooner Ned Land arrive on the submarine Nautilus. They travel the oceans and discover the wondrous underwater world and the secrets of Captain Nemo.