Arthur C Clarke
Clarke s most popular book is 2001.
Arthur c clarke. Clarke established himself as a preeminent science fiction and nonfiction writer during the mid 20th century. Wells isaac asimov and robert a. Clarke formulated three adages that are known as clarke s three laws of which the third law is the best known and most widely cited. There he started to experiment with astronautic material in the bis write the bis bulletin and science fiction.
Clarke s legacy bridges the worlds of the arts and the sciences. Clarke was born in the seaside town of minehead somerset england in december 16 1917. A space odyssey space odyssey 1. In 1936 he moved to london where he joined the british interplanetary society.
These so called laws are. Clarke along with h. Novel is based on clarke s short story a meeting with medusa. Arthur c clarke 1917 2008 was an author undersea explorer science populariser and so much more.
He first proposed the communications satellites and promoted space travel. He co wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001. Clarke has 926 books on goodreads with 1956637 ratings. From wikipedia the free encyclopedia british science fiction writer arthur c.
Clarke s venus prime vol. Clarke in full sir arthur charles clarke born december 16 1917 minehead somerset england died march 19 2008 colombo sri lanka english writer notable for both his science fiction and his nonfiction. A space odyssey one of the most influential films of all time. They are part of his ideas in his extensive writings about the future.
His science fiction and tv shows have sparked the imagination of millions worldwide. Novel is based on clarke s short story jupiter five. His work ranged from scientific discovery to science fiction from technical application to entertainment. Clarke s venus prime vol.
A space odyssey which was.