A museum style powerpoint, about Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451.

1. Rene Aparicio The National Smithsonian
Carina Canela
International Museum of Learning
the Answers to Your Questions
About Ray Bradbury Related to the
Impact of His Work and Fahrenheit
451 Written by Ray Bradbury
Felicia Antonio Jose Contreras

2. Who is Ray Bradbury

3. Ray Bradbury

4. Childhood and
Adolescence
Born August 22.
1920 in
Waukegan, Illinois

5. Early Adulthood
Married Marguerite
“Maggie” McClure
in 1947

6. Late Adulthood
Died June 5, 2012
in Los Angeles,
California

7. Political Views
Fahrenheit 451
responded to
McCarthyism, read
baiting, and black
listing

8. Who is Ray Bradbury

10. It Came From Outer Space
This is a science-fiction
film from 1953. The first
of Ray Bradbury’s books
to be related to a movie.

11. I Sing the Body Electric
Based off a short story
of the same name.

12. Martian Chronicles
A mini series based off
the novel written by Ray
Bradbury of the same
name.

13. Fahrenheit 451
The book we are going
to be reading in class
was also turned into a
movie.

14. Who is Ray Bradbury

15. Books to Films

16. How was he awarded?
Bradbury was
awarded the
National Book
Foundations 2000
Medal for
Distinguished
Contribution
10/10

17. How did he view his work?
He never saw
himself as a science
fiction writer &
thought his work
was a fantasy
because it wasn't
realistic.

18. Why was he different?
Bradbury was an
author with many
pieces of work. His
imagination is so
creative which is why
he is Seen as a truly
classical of the 20th
century.

19. How did his stories evolve?
Most of his stories
have been adapted
to films and movies
because of what
great results it had
with the audience.

20. Who is Ray Bradbury

21. Inspirations

22. The Martian
Chronicles
Ray Bradbury got his
inspiration from his
earlier novel, “The
Martian Chronicles”
10/10

23. “The Pedestrian”
He also referred back
to this book for ideas to
include in Fahrenheit
51
10/10

24. Personal
Experiences
The story of The
Pedestrian was based
on an actual event that
happened to him in his
lifetime

25. Dystopian Society
This book was also
based on a Dystopian
society, an oppressive
type of society.
10/10

26. Who is Ray Bradbury

28. Thanks For Visiting!
We Hope To See
You Again!
Rene Aparicio The National Smithsonian
Carina Canela
International Museum of Learning
the Answers to Your Questions
About Ray Bradbury Related to the
Impact of His Work and Fahrenheit
451 Written by Ray Bradbury
Felicia Antonio Jose Contreras