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lahistory: RIP Ray Bradbury! Bradbury passed away last night in Southern California (LA Times). Bradbury wrote his famous book Fahrenheit 451 (published in 1953) in the UCLA library on a rental typewriter. As published in USA Today, “Typewriters cost 10 cents a half hour to rent. He said he carried a sack full of dimes to the library and completed the book in nine days, at a cost of $9.80.” In 2011, UCLA named its Café 451 in honor of Bradbury’s book. 

lahistory:

RIP Ray Bradbury! Bradbury passed away last night in Southern California (LA Times). Bradbury wrote his famous book Fahrenheit 451 (published in 1953) in the UCLA library on a rental typewriter. As published in USA Today, “Typewriters cost 10 cents a half hour to rent. He said he carried a sack full of dimes to the library and completed the book in nine days, at a cost of $9.80.” In 2011, UCLA named its Café 451 in honor of Bradbury’s book. 

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11 months ago on June 06, 2012 at 03:39pm
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