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'''Arthur Charles Clarke''' (16 December 1917 - 19 March 2008) was an [[England|English]] [[science fiction]] [[writer]]. He was 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''. | '''Arthur Charles Clarke''' (16 December 1917 - 19 March 2008) was an [[England|English]] [[science fiction]] [[writer]]. He was 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 lived 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 [[Stanley Kubrick]] 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 lived in [[Sri Lanka]]. |
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Revision as of 00:25, April 13, 2008
Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 1917 - 19 March 2008) was an English science fiction writer. He was 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 Stanley Kubrick 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 lived in Sri Lanka.