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Morgan Robertson (died March 24, 1915) was an American author of short stories and novels, and the self-proclaimed inventor of the periscope. Early life [ edit ] Robertson was the son of Andrew Robertson, a ship captain on the Great Lakes , and Amelia (née Glassford) Robertson.
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- March 24, 1915 (aged 53), Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
- Morgan Andrew Robertson, September 30, 1861, Oswego, New York, US
- The Wreck of the Titan: Or, Futility
Futility is a novella written by Morgan Robertson, first published in 1898. It was revised as The Wreck of the Titan in 1912. It features a fictional British ocean liner named Titan that sinks in the North Atlantic Ocean after striking an iceberg. The Titan and its sinking are famous for similarities to the passenger ship RMS Titanic and its ...
- Morgan Robertson
- United States
- 1898
- English
Morgan Robertson wrote a short novel in 1898 that predicted the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, with many details that matched the real-life disaster. Learn about his life, his claim to invent the periscope, and his literary legacy.
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Morgan Andrew Robertson (1861 - 1915) was an American author of short stories and novels, as well as the self-proclaimed inventor of the periscope. He is best remembered today as the author of Futility, or The Wreck of the Titan , an 1898 disaster novel noted for its similarities to the sinking of RMS Titanic fourteen years later. Morgan Andrew ...
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- March 24, 1915
- September 30, 1891
Morgan Robertson has 96 books on Goodreads with 9269 ratings. Morgan Robertson’s most popular book is The Wreck of the Titan or, Futility.
Feb 18, 2017 · Futility, or the Wreck of the Titan is an 1898 novella written by Morgan Robertson. The story features the fictional ocean liner Titan, which sinks in the North Atlantic after striking an iceberg. The Titan and its sinking have been noted to be very similar to the real-life passenger ship RMS Titanic, which sank fourteen years later.
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Apr 10, 2012 · Morgan Robertson (1861–1915) was an American author of short stories and novels, the best-known being Wreck of the Titan. Sam Leith is the former literary editor of the Daily Telegraph and the author of Sod's Law.
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