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Sir Arthur C. Clarke was a British science fiction author and futurist. He wrote "The Sentinel" (1948), which was adapted by Stanley Kubrick for the film A Space Odyssey. Born 1917, he died March 19, 2008 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he lived since 1956. Author of more than thirty-three novels, over twenty-five non-fiction books, and a dozen short-story collections, Clarke won the Hugo and Nebula awards for best science fiction novel in 1974 and 1979.
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Fast Facts:
- Given Name: Arthur Charles Clarke
- Also Known As: E. G. O'Brien, Charles Willis
- Born: December 16, 1917
- Died: March 19, 2008
- Birthplace: Minehead, Somerset, England
- Place of Death: Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Knighted: May 26, 2000
- Awards:
- Nebula Award, Best Novel, (1974)
- Hugo Award, Jupiter Award, Best Novel (1974)
- Widely credited with concept of geosynchronous orbit (1945)
- The Fountains of Paradise: first mention of space elevator concept (1979)
- Diagnosed with post-polio syndrome (1988)
- With Isaac Asimov and Robert Heinlein, considered one of the Big Three of science fiction
Clarke's Three Laws:
- When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.
- The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.
- Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
- For every expert there is an equal and opposite expert. (Optional)
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Arthur C. Clarke Personal Timeline
- Note: The IMDb links in this timeline have pop-ups.
- Born: December 16, 1917
- 1941 - 1946: Served in the Royal Air Force
- 1945: Publishes paper detailing geosynchronous orbit
- 1946: First professional sale, "Rescue Party," in Astounding Science Fiction
- 1948: Enters short story "The Sentinel" in contest; is rejected
- 1949: Writer and set designer, Captain Video and His Video Rangers
- 1953: Meets, marries, and seperates from Marilyn Mayfield
- 1956: Immigrates to Sri Lanka
- 1964: Divorces Mayfield
- 1968: Wrote (with Stanley Kubrick) screenplay for 2001: A Space Odyssey based on his short story "The Sentinel"
- Circa 1970: Signs 3-book publishing contract, a first for a science fiction author
- 1980: Hosts the television series Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World
- 1988: Diagnoses with post-polio syndrome
- 2007: Records "good-bye" video for fans
- 2008: Dies after breathing difficulties (March 19)
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Arthur C. Clarke Selected Publications Timeline
- 1950: Interplanetary Flight; an introduction to Astronautics
- 1951: Prelude to Space
- 1952: Islands in the Sky
- 1953: Against the Fall of Night | Childhood's End
- 1955: Earthlight
- 1956: The City and the Stars | Reach for Tomorrow
- 1957: The Deep Range | Tales From the White Hart
- 1958: The Other Side of the Sky
- 1959: The Challenge of the Space Ship: Previews of Tomorrow's World
- 1961: A Fall of Moondust
- 1962: Tales of Ten Worlds
- 1963: Dolphin Island | Glide Path
- 1967: The Nine Billion Names of God
- 1968: 2001: A Space Odyssey
- 1972: Rendezvous with Rama
- 1975: Imperial Earth
- 1979: The Fountains of Paradise
- 1982: 2010: Odyssey Two
- 1984: Ascent to Orbit, a Scientific Autobiography: The Technical Writings of Arthur C. Clarke
- 1986: The Songs of Distant Earth
- 1988: 2061: Odyssey Three | A Meeting With Medusa
- 1989: Rama II (with Gentry Lee)
- 1990: Beyond the Fall of Night (with Gregory Benford)
- 1991: The Garden of Rama (with Gentry Lee)
- 1993: Rama Revealed (with Gentry Lee)
- 1995: An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural
- 1997: 3001: The Final Odyssey
- 1999: Greetings, Carbon-Based Bipeds! : Collected Works 1934-1988
- 2000: The Light of Other Days (with Stephen Baxter)
- 2003: Time's Eye (with Stephen Baxter)
- 2005: Sunstorm (with Stephen Baxter)
- 2007: Firstborn (with Stephen Baxter)
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"It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God but to create him." -- Arthur C. Clarke
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RT @billymcline: The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. Arthur C. Clarke #quote
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RT @billymcline: The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. Arthur C. Clarke #quote
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"It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God but to create him." -- Arthur C. Clarke
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RT @billymcline: The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. Arthur C. Clarke #quote
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RT @billymcline: The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. Arthur C. Clarke #quote
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"It may be that our role on this planet is not to worship God but to create him." -- Arthur C. Clarke
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RT @billymcline: The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. Arthur C. Clarke #quote
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RT @billymcline: The only way of finding the limits of the possible is by going beyond them into the impossible. Arthur C. Clarke #quote
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