<P> Suggestions for such a structure go back to Michel Verne, son of Jules Verne, who wrote about it in 1888 in a story entitled Un Express de l'avenir (An Express of the Future). This story was published in English in Strand Magazine in 1895, where it was incorrectly attributed to Jules Verne, a mistake frequently repeated today . 1913 saw the publication of the novel Der Tunnel by German author Bernhard Kellermann . It inspired four films of the same name: one in 1915 by William Wauer, and separate German, French, and British versions released in 1933 and 1935 . The German and French versions were directed by Curtis Bernhardt, and the British one was written in part by science fiction writer Curt Siodmak . Perhaps suggesting contemporary interest in the topic, an original poster for the American release of the British version (renamed Transatlantic Tunnel) was, in 2006, estimated for auction at $2,000--3,000 . </P> <P> Robert H. Goddard, the father of rocketry, was issued two of his 214 patents for the idea . Arthur C. Clarke mentions intercontinental tunnels in his 1956 novel The City and the Stars . Harry Harrison's 1975 novel Tunnel Through the Deeps (also published as A Transatlantic Tunnel, Hurrah!) describes a vacuum / maglev system on the ocean floor . The April 2004 issue of Popular Science suggests that a transatlantic tunnel is more feasible than previously thought, and without major engineering challenges . It compares it favorably with laying transatlantic pipes and cables, but with a cost of 88 to 175 billion dollars . In 2003, the Discovery Channel's show Extreme Engineering aired a program, titled "Transatlantic Tunnel", which discussed the proposed tunnel concept in detail . </P>

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