Arthur C. Clarke

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Artur C. Klark, آرتور سی. کلارک, อาร์เธอร์ ซี. คลาร์ก, and 72 others Arthur C. Clark, ארתור סי קלארק, Артур Ч. Кларк, Kʿei-la-kʿi, Arturs Klārks, A. C. Clarke, Āsā C. Kurāku, Արթուր Կլարկ, Arthur Clarke, A. Klark, Ārtūr Sī Clārk, Artur Tsʿarles Ḳlarḳ, Asa C. Kuraku, Ase C. Kelake, ארתור צ'רלס קלרק, ආතර් සී ක්ලාක්, كلارك، آرثر تشارلز،, ართურ კლარკი, आर्थर सी. क्लार्क, Artur Klark, ארתור סי. קלארק, کلارک، آرتور سى, Arthur Charles Clarke, Kʻei-la-kʻi, Adŏ C. Kʻŭllakʻŭ, Arthurus Clarke, Artur Si Clark, Adŏ C. Kʿŭllakʿŭ, Artur C Ḳlarḳ, Arthur Charles Clark, E.G. O'Brien, Artur Charlẓ Klark, آرثر سي كلارك, アーサー C.クラーク, アーサー・C・クラーク, Artur C. Ḳlarḳ, Ke la ke, Kei-la-ki, Āsā C Kurāku, Charles Willis, Clarke, Кларк, アーサー・C. クラーク, ארתור צ'ארלס קלארק, Arthour Klark, arthur c. clarke, А. Ч Кларк, A Klark, 亞瑟·查理斯·克拉克, A.C. Clarke, Arthur C. Clarke, Arthur Cl Clarke, Arthur C Clarke, ஆர்தர் சி. கிளார்க், Arthur Ch Clarke, Артур Чарльз Кларк, আর্থার সি ক্লার্ক, Артур Кларк, Ārtūr Sī Klārk, Артър Кларк, Артур Чарлз Кларк, Άρθουρ Κλαρκ, Adŏ C Kʻŭllakʻŭ, Artur Charlz Klark, Ado C. Kullaku, Ase C Kelake, آرثر سي. كلارك،, ആർതർ സി. ക്ലാർക്ക്, Artur Charlz Clarke, 아서C클라크, A. C Clarke, E. G. O'Brien
Born:
Dec. 16, 1917
Died:
March 19, 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