Nevil Shute

British writer and engineer.

Born January 17th, 1899 in Ealing. [ref]

Died January 12th, 1960 at 60 years old in Melbourne (stroke). [ref]

Occupations
aerospace engineer, aircraft pilot, engineer, novelist, racing automobile driver, science fiction writer, screenwriter, writer
Wikipedia

While I thought that I was learning how to live, I have been learning how to die. Leonardo da Vinci