Brian Aldiss, author of the classic Helliconia trilogy, and the story on which Steven Spielberg’s 2001 film AI: Artificial Intelligence was based, was one of Britain’s most accomplished and versatile writers of science fiction. An ambitious and gifted writer, with a flowing and inventive literary style, he did not confine himself to science fiction. Facebook Twitter Pinterest AI: Artificial intelligence, 2001, directed by Steven Spielberg and based on a short story by Brian Aldiss. Non-Stop is still regarded in the SF world as a classic of its kind. • Brian Wilson Aldiss, writer, born 18 August 1925; died 19 August 2017

Source: The Guardian August 21, 2017 16:40 UTC