Anthony E. Pratt Anthony E. Pratt Anthony Ernest Pratt (10 August 1903 – 9 April 1994) was a musician and the inventor of the English detective themed board game Cluedo, currently owned and marketed by American entertainment company Hasbro. Pratt was born at 13 Brighton Road in the Balsall Heath area of Birmingham, England. He received his secondary education at St. Philip's School in Edgbaston. His favourite subject was chemistry, but he suffered from poor eyesight, which affected his education. Pratt was a gifted musician and a proficient pianist from an early age. When he left school at 15, he wanted to pursue
The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1950 praising "the literary taste and broad knowledge of the field shown by its editors." The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1950 The Best Science Fiction Stories: 1950 is a 1950 anthology of science fiction short stories edited by Everett F. Bleiler and T. E. Dikty. An abridged edition was published in the UK by Grayson in 1951 under the title "The Best Science Fiction Stories". The stories had originally appeared in 1949 in the magazines "Astounding", "The Saturday Evening Post", "Fantasy and Science Fiction", "Fantastic Adventures", "Maclean’s", "Thrilling Wonder Stories", "Blue Book" and "Startling Stories". The anthology was later combined with