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Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, [3] inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.
Jun 3, 2024 · Arthur C. Clarke, English science fiction author best known for his script for and novel of 2001: A Space Odyssey. He invented the communication satellite in 1946, nearly two decades before the first such satellites launched. He also wrote Childhood’s End and Rendezvous with Rama.
Apr 2, 2014 · Arthur C. Clarke established himself as a preeminent science fiction and nonfiction writer during the mid-20th century. He wrote the novels Childhood’s End and 2001: A Space Odyssey,...
British science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke formulated three adages that are known as Clarke's three laws, of which the third law is the best known and most widely cited.
Arthur C Clarke (1917 - 2008) was an author, undersea explorer, science populariser and so much more. He first proposed the communications satellites and promoted space travel. His science fiction and TV shows have sparked the imagination of millions worldwide.
Arthur C. Clarke’s legacy bridges the worlds of the arts and the sciences. His work ranged from scientific discovery to science fiction, from technical application to entertainment.
After World War II erupted in 1939, Arthur Clarke joined the Royal Air Force and served as a radar instructor and technician from 1941 to 1946. He was an officer in charge of the first radar talk-down equipment, the Ground Controlled Approach, during its experimental trials.
Clarke soon became Sri Lanka’s best known foreign resident. For half a century, he played an active role in the island as a public intellectual and was engaged in promoting science, technology and higher education. He supported environmental and cultural conservation and was a patron of the arts.
Mar 19, 2008 · Arthur C. Clarke, a writer whose seamless blend of scientific expertise and poetic imagination helped usher in the space age, died early Wednesday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he...
Odyssey: The Authorised Biography of Arthur C. Clarke. by Neil McAleer (McGraw-Hill Contemporary, 1992) McAleer explores Clarke’s personal vision and career as one of the 20th century’s most popular and influential writers and reveals the life experiences and creative forces that have shaped the man behind the legend.
