Education
At the age of 6, Brian was sent to board at West Buckland School in Devon, which he attended until his late teens.
anthologist film critic writer
At the age of 6, Brian was sent to board at West Buckland School in Devon, which he attended until his late teens.
Greatly influenced by science fiction pioneer H. G. Wells, Aldiss is a vice-president of the international H. G. Wells Society. He is also (with Harry Harrison) co-president of the Birmingham Science Fiction Group. Aldiss was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America in 2000, and has received two Hugo Awards, one Nebula Award, and one John W. Campbell Memorial Award. His writings have been compared to those of Isaac Asimov, Greg Bear and Arthur C. Clarke[by whom?. His influential works include the short story "Super-Toys Last All Summer Long", the basis for the Stanley Kubrick-developed Steven Spielberg film A.I. Artificial Intelligence.
Fellow Royal Society Lit.; International Institute Study of Time
International Association for the Fantastic in Arts
World Sci. Fiction Society (president 1982-84)
1982 - 1984
British Sci. Fiction Association (president 1960-64, Britain's Most Popular Sci. Fiction Author Special award 1964)
1960 - 1964
Sci. Fiction Writers American (Grand Master of Sci. Fiction 2000)
Sci. Fiction Research Association (Pilgrim award 1978)