Bradbury
Americannoun
noun
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Sir Malcolm ( Stanley ). 1932–2000, British novelist and critic. His novels include The History Man (1975), Rates of Exchange (1983), Cuts (1988), and Doctor Criminale (1992)
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Ray . born 1920, US science-fiction writer. His novels include Fahrenheit 451 (1953), Death is a Lonely Business (1986), and A Graveyard for Lunatics (1990)
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That level of period detail extends to Bradbury & Bradbury wallpaper, ball-trim swag valances and wall air vents laser-cut in Moorish patterns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
I got 451, a score fit for Ray Bradbury.
From Slate ● Jul. 10, 2026
Drs. Michelle Bradbury and Ulrich Wiesner are inventors on patents related to the technology described in this study.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Ms. Blume’s professor was her earliest professional champion, but her make-or-break mentor was Dick Jackson, an editor at Bradbury Press, who Ms. Blume says “gave me my career and changed my life.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026
When I finished all the Verne books in the library, I became the first in line for any book that arrived written by modern science-fiction writers such as Heinlein, Asimov, van Vogt, Clarke, and Bradbury.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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