Ray Bradbury was born on 22 August 1920 in Waukegan. An American author, Bradbury was one of the best-known writers of science fiction and fantasy, though he often preferred to be described as a writer of fantasies. His books include The Martian Chronicles, a set of linked stories about the colonization of Mars, The Illustrated Man, Something Wicked This Way Comes, and Fahrenheit 451, a dystopian novel about a society that burns books. He wrote hundreds of short stories, plays and poems, as well as screenplays, including for the film Moby Dick. He was an advocate of libraries, and a lifelong critic of technology that isolates people.
Before and after
- 25 July 1920Birth of Rosalind Franklin
- 10 August 1920Treaty of Sèvres
- 16 August 1920Birth of Charles Bukowski
- 18 August 1920The 19th Amendment gives American women the vote
- 22 August 1920Birth of Ray Bradbury
- from 20 September 1920 to 1 January 1932Founding of International Mathematical Union
- from 23 September 1920 to 2 December 1920Turkish–Armenian War
- from 24 September 1920 to 29 November 1920Red Army invasion of Armenia
- 2 November 1920KDKA begins the first commercial radio broadcasts
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