> My dad introduced me to the genre with Jules Verne's The Mysterious Island, in which a team of five end up on an uninhabited island, and use their knowledge and ingenuity to rebuild a technological civilization from scratch.
I used to read quite a lot when I was in my early teens and this is one od two books that I vividly remember (other being Around the world in 80 days).
I sincerly believe that this idea of rebuilding civilization from grounds up was responsible for me getting into STEM and becoming who I am now.
Now I gotta read this. (link: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1268)