Arthur C. Clarke

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Aliases:
Ase C Kelake, Кларк, ארתור צ'ארלס קלארק, and 70 others E.G. O'Brien, Artur Si Clark, ആർതർ സി. ക്ലാർക്ക്, Artur Charlẓ Klark, Arthurus Clarke, arthur c. clarke, آرتور سی. کلارک, Артур Ч. Кларк, Adŏ C Kʻŭllakʻŭ, ארתור סי קלארק, Kʿei-la-kʿi, Adŏ C. Kʻŭllakʻŭ, آرثر سي. كلارك،, Ārtūr Sī Clārk, Артур Кларк, 亞瑟·查理斯·克拉克, A. C. Clarke, A. Klark, Āsā C Kurāku, Artur Klark, Arthur Clarke, Kʻei-la-kʻi, Άρθουρ Κλαρκ, Arthur Cl Clarke, Āsā C. Kurāku, ართურ კლარკი, Arthur Charles Clarke, کلارک، آرتور سى, Artur Tsʿarles Ḳlarḳ, Charles Willis, Arthur Charles Clark, 아서 C. 클라크, Clarke, Asa C. Kuraku, Артър Кларк, ஆர்தர் சி. கிளார்க், A.C. Clarke, Ārtūr Sī Klārk, Artur Charlz Clarke, আর্থার সি ক্লার্ক, Arthur C. Clark, Artur C. Ḳlarḳ, ආතර් සී ක්ලාක්, كلارك، آرثر تشارلز،, Kei-la-ki, A Klark, Артур Чарльз Кларк, アーサー C.クラーク, อาร์เธอร์ ซี. คลาร์ก, А. Ч Кларк, Артур Чарлз Кларк, Artur C. Klark, Արթուր Կլարկ, Adŏ C. Kʿŭllakʿŭ, ארתור צ'רלס קלרק, Arthur Ch Clarke, ארתור סי. קלארק, Ke la ke, آرثر سي كلارك, Arturs Klārks, アーサー・C・クラーク, Ado C. Kullaku, Arthour Klark, A. C Clarke, Ase C. Kelake, आर्थर सी. क्लार्क, Artur C Ḳlarḳ, Artur Charlz Klark, アーサー・C. クラーク, Arthur C. Clarke
Born:
Dec. 15, 1917
Died:
March 18, 2008

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Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.

He is famous for being co-writer of the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely considered to be one of the most influential films of all time. Clarke was a science writer, who was both an avid populariser of space travel and a futurist of uncanny ability. On these subjects he wrote over a dozen books and many essays, which appeared in various popular magazines. In 1961 he was awarded the Kalinga Prize, an award which is given by UNESCO for popularising science. These along with his science fiction writings eventually earned him the moniker "Prophet of the Space Age". His other science fiction writings earned him a number of Hugo and Nebula awards, which along with a large readership made him one of the towering figures of science fiction. For many years Clarke, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction.

Clarke was a lifelong proponent of space travel. In 1934, while still a teenager, he joined the British Interplanetary Society. In 1945, he proposed a satellite …

Books by Arthur C. Clarke