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| − | '''Arthur Charles Clarke''' is an [[England| | + | '''Arthur Charles Clarke''' is an [[England|English]] [[science fiction]] [[writer]]. He is notable as one of the "Big Three" authors of science fiction, along with [[Isaac Asimov]] and [[Robert A. Heinlein]], both of whom he regarded as friends. Clarke's most famous work is probably ''2001: A Space Odyssey''. |
He invented the concept of the [[communications satellite]]<ref>[http://www.lsi.usp.br/~rbianchi/clarke/ACC.ETRelays.html 'Extra-Terrestrial Relays' Wireless World, 1945]</ref> and co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 movie ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. Both the movie and the book were based on "The Sentinel", a short story written by Clark in 1948. He lives in [[Sri Lanka]]. | He invented the concept of the [[communications satellite]]<ref>[http://www.lsi.usp.br/~rbianchi/clarke/ACC.ETRelays.html 'Extra-Terrestrial Relays' Wireless World, 1945]</ref> and co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 movie ''[[2001: A Space Odyssey]]''. Both the movie and the book were based on "The Sentinel", a short story written by Clark in 1948. He lives in [[Sri Lanka]]. | ||
Revision as of 22:19, February 7, 2008
Arthur Charles Clarke is an English science fiction writer. He is notable as one of the "Big Three" authors of science fiction, along with Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein, both of whom he regarded as friends. Clarke's most famous work is probably 2001: A Space Odyssey.
He invented the concept of the communications satellite[1] and co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Both the movie and the book were based on "The Sentinel", a short story written by Clark in 1948. He lives in Sri Lanka.