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Arthur C. Clarke

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Clarke, Arthur C.
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Date of birth
1917-12-16
Place of birth
Minehead
Date of death
2008-03-19
Place of death
Colombo

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Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.

He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely regarded as one of the most influential films of all time. Clarke was a science fiction writer, an avid populariser of space travel, and a futurist of a distinguished ability. He wrote many books and many essays for popular magazines. In 1961, he received the Kalinga Prize, a UNESCO award for popularising science. Clarke's science and science fiction writings earned him the moniker "Prophet of the Space Age". His science fiction writings in particular earned him a number of Hugo and Nebula awards, which along with a large readership, made him one of the towering figures of the genre. 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 BIS, British Interplanetary Society. In 1945, he proposed a satellite communication system using geostationary orbits. He was the chairman of the British Interplanetary Society from 1946 to 1947 and again in 1951–1953.

Clarke emigrated to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1956, to pursue his interest in scuba diving. That year, he discovered the underwater ruins of the ancient original Koneswaram Temple in Trincomalee. Clarke augmented his popularity in the 1980s, as the host of television shows such as Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World. He lived in Sri Lanka until his death.

Clarke was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1989 "for services to British cultural interests in Sri Lanka". He was knighted in 1998 and was awarded Sri Lanka's highest civil honour, Sri Lankabhimanya, in 2005.

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British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.

Series:
• A Space Odyssey
• A Time Odyssey (co-written with Stephen Baxter)
• Rama
• The Other Side of the Sky
• Venture to the Moon

Last modified: 2022-04-14 (revision #91769)

Editions

NameFormatISBNRelease Date
3001: Die letzte OdysseePaperback3-453-13671-32001
2001 avaruusseikkailuPaperback978-952-04-3139-62021-04
Die nächste BegegnungPaperback3-453-05668-X1992
2061: Odyssee IIIPaperback3-453-02565-22002
Die letzte Generation (novel by Arthur C. Clarke, Tosa Verlag, Sonderausgabe)Hardcover?1970
Die Stadt und die SternePaperback978-3-453-53397-42011-08
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Goodreads Author ID
7779
ISNI
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LibraryThing Author
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OpenLibrary Author ID
OL2623461A
VIAF
27062571
Wikidata ID
Q47087

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