- Albert Robida
Albert Robida (1848 - 1926) was an illustrator, etcher, lithographer, caricaturist, and novelist.
He was born in
Compiègne ,France , the son of a carpenter. He studied to become a notary, but was more interested in caricature. In 1866 he joined "Journal Amusant" as an illustrator. In 1880, withGeorges Decaux , he founded his own magazine "La Caricature", which he edited for 12 years. He illustrated tourist guides, works of popular history, and literary classics. His fame disappeared afterWorld War I .Albert Robida was rediscovered thanks to his trilogy of futuristic works:
*"Le Vingtième Siècle" (1883)
*"La Guerre au vingtième siècle" (1887)
*"Le Vingtième siècle. La vie électrique " (1890)These works made him another
Jules Verne , often more daring. Unlike Verne, he proposed inventions integrated into everyday life, not creations of mad scientists, and he imagined the social developments that arose from them, often with accuracy: social advancement of women, mass tourism, pollution, etc. His "La Guerre au vingtième siècle" describes modern warfare, with robotic missiles and poison gas. His "Téléphonoscope" was a flat screen that delivered the latest news 24-hours a day, the latest plays, courses, and teleconferences.External links
* [http://www.robida.info/ www.robida.info] , The friends of Albert Robida site (French)
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