Topic: Ray Bradbury

Ray Harryhausen was a special-effects pioneer

Ray Harryhausen perfected the stop-motion method of effects, creating characters that were from 3 to 15 inches tall for his sequences. Ray Harryhausen is cited as an inspiration by director George Lucas and writer Ray Bradbury.

Chapter & Verse World Book Night US: Washington, Michigan, and New York attract the most volunteers

As World Book Night approaches again, a list of rankings shows where volunteers – who give away free books on April 23 – are most heavily clustered in the US.

Editor's Blog Hello Mars. Goodbye sci-fi

Since the dawn of astronomy, the Red Planet has fascinated humans. For most of history, it's been just outside the range of human discovery, which made it ripe for the imagination. Now, with the Curiosity Rover's high-resolution photos and mobile science lab, Mars is joining our world.

Culture Cafe Herman Melville book 'Moby-Dick' on screen stretches from Gregory Peck to 'Futurama'

The Herman Melville book 'Moby-Dick' has been parodied on TV and several directors have tried to capture the classic novel on film, though no movie version has quite attained classic status.

Readers Write: Can we teach robots to think ethically?

Letters to the Editor for the October 8, 2012 weekly print issue: When we create artificial intelligence, will we create artificial 'ethicators,' too? The potential for 'cognitive decision-making skills' in computers is both challenging and exciting.

Mars rover beams back spectacular photos, NASA greeting

Mars rover: NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has beamed home some extraordinary images of Mount Sharp, the three-mile-high mountain near the rover's landing site. Curiosity has also sent back a greeting from NASA administrator Charles Bolden, the first human voice ever to be broadcast from another planet.

Ray Bradbury: Why NASA named Curiosity landing site after SciFi writer

Ray Bradbury is the new name for the Mars rover landing site in the Gale Crater. NASA chose Ray Bradbury to honor the iconic writer's legacy and dedication to Mars exploration, NASA officials said.

Mars rover Curiosity aces test drive, proving it can, indeed, rove (+video)

Mars rover covered nearly 23 feet in 16 minutes – 'a very big moment,' mission scientists say. The landing site, Bradbury Landing, honors science-fiction writer Ray Bradbury.

Chapter & Verse The Big Read: National initiative returns for its seventh year

The National Endowment of the Arts will provide grants to communities for the read-a-thon program.

Modern Parenthood Summer books: Skip the blockbusters, let kids’ imaginations grow

A summer book allows kids to explore their own imaginations and versions of time, place, and character. Skipping the summer blockbusters could save kids from a world of wasted imaginations.

Ray Bradbury, a passionate sci-fi writer with the gifts of a painter

Ray Bradbury wrote his more than 500 stories, novels, plays, and poems on a typewriter, creating imagery that helped bring sci-fi and fantasy into the mainstream of American popular culture.

Ray Bradbury: His 10 best books

The Monitor picks the 10 best titles from sci-fi titan Ray Bradbury.

'Fahrenheit 451' goes digital. Is Ray Bradbury mellowing?

Ray Bradbury, who has called the Internet a 'meaningless' distraction, is now finally allowing a digital version of 'Fahrenheit 451.'

Unmanned drone attacks and shape-shifting robots: War's remote-control future

The Pentagon already includes unmanned drone attacks in its arsenal. Next up: housefly-sized surveillance craft, shape-changing 'chemical robots,' and tracking agents sprayed from the sky. What does it mean to have soldiers so far removed from the battlefield?

Bestselling books the week of 10/20/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 10/6/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

Bestselling books the week of 9/9/11, according to IndieBound

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America

Bestselling books the week of 8/18/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America?

Bestselling books the week of 7/07/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America?

Bestselling books the week of 6/30/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America?

Bestselling books the week of 6/23/11, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America?

If education breaks, progress stops

From unruly classrooms to failure to learn, everybody agrees that public education is in trouble. Turning it around is urgent not just for the present but the future

Found: a planet not from the Milky Way, circling a star in its death throes

For the first time, scientists have found a solar system that was not formed in the Milky Way galaxy. What's more, the planet is in danger of being eaten by its host star.

Bestselling books the week of Sept. 30, 2010, according to IndieBound*

Bestselling books the week of 8/26/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.