Philip K. Dick

Table of Contents

Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics

Read Next

William Shatner and Leonard Nimroy as Captain James T. Kirk and Spock in the tv show Star Trek 1966-1969

50th Anniversary of Star Trek

Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society

12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

Britannica's Book Bingo. Take our reading challenge! Books range form greatest, banned, and counterculture.

Britannica’s Book Bingo

Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales.

10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles

Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company

Periods of American Literature

Discover

Saint Lucia Day. Young girl wears Lucia crown (tinsel halo) with candles. Holds Saint Lucia Day currant laced saffron buns (lussekatter or Lucia's cats). Observed December 13 honor virgin martyr Santa Lucia (St. Lucy). Luciadagen, Christmas, Sweden

7 Winter Solstice Celebrations From Around the World

Stylish light blue jeans on wooden background, closeup of inset pocket

Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?

The Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863. (Civil War, Pennsylvania)

9 Worst Generals in History

Panama Canal infographic

Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and autodidact.

6 Interesting Facts about Srinivasa Ramanujan

Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

The Prado Museum facade at the Diego Velaszquez memorial. Established in 1819, the museum is considered the best collection of Spanish art and one of the world's finest collections of European art. Madrid, Spain

20 Paintings You Have to Visit at the Museo del Prado in Madrid

Philip K. Dick: Facts & Related Content

Written and fact-checked by The Information Architects of Encyclopaedia Britannica

Facts

Also Known As	Philip Kindred Dick
Born	December 16, 1928 • Chicago • Illinois
Died	March 2, 1982 (aged 53) • Santa Ana • California
Awards And Honors	Hugo Award (1962)
Notable Works	“A Handful of Darkness” • “A Scanner Darkly” • “Beyond Lies the Wub” • “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?” • “I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon” • “Solar Lottery” • “The Man in the High Castle” • “The Preserving Machine” • “The Simulacra” • “The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch” • “The Variable Man and Other Stories” • “Time out of Joint” • “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale”

Ted Chiang

Ted Chiang

American author

Isaac Asimov

Isaac Asimov

American author

N.K. Jemisin

N.K. Jemisin

American author

Frederik Pohl

American author

Butler, Octavia E.

Octavia E. Butler

American author

Heinlein, Robert A.

Robert A. Heinlein

American author

The master of chills and suspense

Stephen King

American novelist

Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury

American writer

Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut

American novelist

Harlan Ellison.

Harlan Ellison

American author

Veronica Roth

Veronica Roth

American author

Samuel R. Delany

Samuel R. Delany

American author and critic

William Gibson

William Gibson

American-Canadian author

Anthony Boucher

American author, editor, and critic

Poul Anderson

American writer

Marion Zimmer Bradley

American writer

Alfred Bester

American author

Joseph McElroy

American author

Theodore Sturgeon

American author

Fritz Leiber

American author

Quiz

49 Questions from Britannica’s Most Popular Literature Quizzes

Lobby card for the motion picture film "Things to Come" (1936); directed by William Cameron Menzies. (science fiction, futurism)

Science Fiction Writers Quiz