Nobel Prize–winning author Doris Lessing was born one hundred years ago, on October 22, 1919.
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“Life on Mars?”: That is the question for David Bowie, H. G. Wells, and NASA
Responding to news of the singer’s passing in January 2016, the official NASA twitter account tweeted “Rest in peace, David Bowie. ‘And the stars look very different today.’” For Bowie, one of humankind’s hitherto unanswered questions was
Letters in Knopf archive show challenges Ray Bradbury faced early in his career
Explore the Harry Ransom Center, search digital collections, or plan your visit. Legendary science fiction writer Ray Bradbury, author of the classics Fahrenheit 451 and The Martian Chronicles, died last Wednesday at the age of 91. In his long writing career, Bradbury published hundreds of novels and short stories, becoming… read more