Science fiction author Ray Bradbury dead at 91

Ray Bradbury, the American author of Fahrenheit 451 and Something Wicked This Way Comes, died today. He was 91 years old.

Bradbury published more than 500 stories, and many of his works, including Fahrenheit 451, became part of school curriculums in many American schools. As an expert writer of short stories, Bradbury received several major awards, such as the O. Henry Memorial Award, the Benjamin Franklin Award, the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement, and many others.