Who wrote the dystopian novel 'Fahrenheit 451'?

Ray Bradbury wrote the dystopian novel 'Fahrenheit 451'.

Published in 1953, the novel imagines a society where books are outlawed and firemen burn them rather than extinguishing fires. Its central character, Guy Montag, is a fireman who begins to question his work after encountering people who value books and independent thought. His growing disillusionment leads him to resist the system he once served.

Bradbury developed the novel from earlier stories, especially 'The Pedestrian' and the novella 'The Fireman'. He wrote during the Cold War period, when censorship, ideological pressure, and mass media were prominent public concerns. The title refers to the temperature traditionally associated with paper catching fire, though the exact ignition temperature can vary by paper type and conditions.

A common mix-up is to attribute the book to George Orwell or Aldous Huxley, authors of other influential dystopian works. Orwell wrote 'Nineteen Eighty-Four', while Huxley wrote 'Brave New World'.