Ray Bradbury Death: Does Paper Really Burn At 451 Degrees Fahrenheit?

Author Ray Bradbury died on Tuesday. He named his most famous book, Fahrenheit 451, after “the temperature at which book-paper catches fire, and burns.” Does paper really burn at 451 degrees Fahrenheit? Not quite. Bradbury’s title refers to the auto…

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