Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)
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Arthur C. Clarke was a British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist who lived from 1917 to 2008 and is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the genre. He matters because his imaginative stories and forward-thinking ideas about space exploration and technology shaped how millions of people envision the future and influenced real scientific thinking about space travel and communications satellites.
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Arthur C. Clarke (16 December 1917-19 March 2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Arthur+C.+Clarke">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was an English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.
Clarke was a science fiction writer, an avid populariser of space travel, and a futurist of 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, science fiction had a "Big Three", comprising Clarke and American writers Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov. Clarke co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely regarded as one of the most influential films of all time.
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