Born: February 16, 1954, Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Died: June 9, 2013, Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom
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Iain Banks - Raw Spirit (BBC Scotland interview)
When Elon Musk wants a catchy name for a new product, he raids the novels of Iain M. Banks, the science-fiction author who died in 2013. They are books you need to read if you want to understand the thinking of today's tech titans. From The Economist’s 1843 magazine
