I’m a Capt. Nemo fan myself.

Capt. Nemo is similar to The Professor on Gilligan’s Island, who was what I wanted to be 60 years ago. Both could start with coconuts [or probably seashells in Nemo’s case] and work out the schematics for a submarine with its own power source from first principles. [Don’t ask why The Professor wasn’t able to patch a two-foot hole in a wooden boat.]