Philip K. Dick
Berkeley, Alameda County, California
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Philip K. Dick Dec. 16, 1928 - March 2, 1982 one of the great science fiction writers who explored the reality of our perceptions and our perceptions of reality. He resided at Berkeley in the 50's. Movie credits Blade Runner, Total Recall and Minority Report
The Story
Science-fiction writer Philip K. Dick lived in Berkeley during the 1950s, amid the intellectual ferment of a Bay Area that shaped his restless imagination. His novels and stories probed the nature of reality and perception, and later inspired films including Blade Runner, Total Recall, and Minority Report.
Why it matters
Dick became one of the most influential science-fiction writers of the twentieth century, his questions about reality echoing far beyond the page.
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