Iain Banks 1954-2013: Elon Musk

Iain Banks was a Scottish author. He wrote mainstream fiction under the name Iain Banks and science fiction as Iain M. Banks, including the initial of his adopted middle name Menzies. Wikipedia

Born: February 16, 1954, Dunfermline, United Kingdom

Died: June 9, 2013, Kirkcaldy, United Kingdom

Movies: Complicity

Awards: Tähtivaeltaja Award, BSFA award for best novel

Parents: Effie Banks, Robert Banks

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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

The novelist who inspired Elon Musk

Iain M. Banks, Silicon Valley’s favourite author

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