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= Author Information =


 * Ray Bradbury (1920-Present) **

Ray Bradbury was a writer since his early school years. Born in Illinois, August of 1920, he grew up and after graduating a Los Angeles high school he ended his academic education. Instead, he would spend the rest of his time in the public library with his typewriter. His first well-known short story was The //Martian Chronicles//, published in 1950, and from there he really started growing as a writer. In 1953, his most famed piece, //Fahrenheit 531,// along with many other works of literature. Bradbury's ideology on humanity is a truly interesting one. He is very cynical about everything, judging from his quotes, and believes humans, as a species, will be their own demise. This is true, if you think about it. Manifest Destiny extending into space and books causing political controversy are both topics which Bradbury has wrote about. Many of his short stories have appeared in schools' recommended reading lists, over a thousand schools as a matter of fact. As well, Bradbury has changed 65 of his stories into television episodes. Bradbury is currently married at age 90, with four children and his multiple cats. He continues to write short stories to this day.



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= Kurt Vonnegut Jr. (1922-2007) =

Born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Kurt Vonnegut Sr. and Edith Lieber, Kurt Vonnegut was a world renowned science fiction author in the 20th Century. His writing career began after serving in World War II (which he wrote about in his later years). His first known novel, titled //Player Piano//, was published in 1952. It describes a distant future, in which machines are used for almost every task. This creates problems in society, however, as the work of humans is no longer needed. 11 years later, Vonnegut created what is commonly agreed on today as his most famous work in science fiction. This novel is called //Cat's Cradle//, and was published in 1963. This story tells about a deadly substance, called ice-nine, which ends up being released and destroying most of the living populations on earth. As he demonstrates through both of these stories, Vonnegut's views on technology appear quite obvious. In his science-fiction, his consistent theme was the negative impacts technology had on the human race. Primarily, he believed that technology isolated people. Vonnegut himself lived very old-fashioned his entire life because of this belief, even as technology continued to advance. In 2007, aged 84, Kurt Vonnegut died from a brain-damaging fall. Although no longer living, his science fiction novels have set the standard for greatness, and will continue to be read by people of all ages for years to come.



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= H.G. Wells (1866-1946) =

** H.G. Wells was born to Sarah Neal and Joseph Wells on September 21, 1866. His parents eventually split up, however. Young Wells was an enthusiastic reader, but he was not aware of his writing abilities. His first novel, //The Time Machine,// was the first of many successes. He wrote with clear originality and an abundance of ideas. Wells had many predictions about what the future held in technology. In his popular novels, //The War of the Worlds// and //The War in the air// he foreshadowed robotics, advances in the military use of aircrafts, and nuclear power. In his book, //Anticipations//, Wells makes predictions about what it will be like in the year 2001, such as that developments in technology will affect the speed of travel. Wells also cared fervently for man and society, which later made him leave science fiction for fiction and non-fiction. Wells died on August 13, 1946 in Regent’s Park, London. **



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http://www.hgwellsusa.50megs.com http://www.biography.com/articles/H.-G.-Wells-39224?part=2

http://www.britannica.com/bps/additionalcontent/18/26265550/Anticipations-The-Remarkable-Forecasts-of-HG-Wells

= Similarities of the Authors =


 * All of these authors of Science Fiction are very cynical of the future
 * They think the future will be destroyed because of the way government is going - they all believe the government will take control of how society will grow, at what rate, and how exactly it will
 * All of the authors think as well that technology as a whole has a negative effect on the world.
 * Limits human requirements
 * Makes humans want to work faster
 * All wrote around the same time - 1940
 * Ideals would be alike

= Differences of the Authors =


 * Although all the authors wrote science fiction, their predictions about the future were different from one another
 * In their writing, Bradbury, Vonnegut, and Wells used different literary devices. Each of their writing styles were different
 * Despite their books being science fiction related, each author tended to write about different topics and themes
 * H.G. Wells was the only author of the three not born in the United States (England)
 * Both Vonnegut and Wells are deceased, however Bradbury is still alive at age 90 and has yet to retire from writing

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