arthur c. clarke

     

In January 1999 this author issued a public statement reminding the world the third millennium really begins Jan. 1, 2001

Trivia about arthur c. clarke

  • This scientist & author of "2001" wrote, 'Any...advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic"
  • One of 1982's bestsellers was this author's "2010: Odyssey Two"
  • The movie "2001" was based on a short story by this author; his novel "2001" emerged from making the film
  • He wrote the short story "The Sentinel" on which the film "2001: A Space Odyssey" was based
  • There must be "2001" reasons to read this Englishman's sci-fi classic "Childhood's End"
  • This author of the 1956 sci-fi novel "The City and the Stars" was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998
  • This author of "2010: Odyssey Two" sold his first science fiction stories while in the RAF during WWII
  • Astronaut Dave Bowman is brought back to life in his recent novel "3001: The Final Odyssey"
  • Author of "3001: The Final Odyssey"
  • Some of his famous science-fiction novels include "Rendezvous with Rama" & "Childhood's End"
  • He helped cover the Apollo 12 & 15 space missions with Walter Cronkite & Wally Schirra
  • He wrote the "2001", "2010", "2061" & "3001" Odyssey books
  • In his short story "The Sentinel", a mysterious pyramid is found on the Moon, left there by some passing alien civilization
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an animation on the monitor.) Communication satellites orbit in a belt 22,300 miles above the Earth; the belt is named for this science fiction writer who proposed geostationary orbits in 1945
  • He won a Hugo Award for a 1973 novel

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