Arthur C. Clarke

Known for WritingBorn 1917-12-16Died 2008-03-19Minehead, Somerset, England, UK

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. He co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, one of the most influential films of all time. Clarke was a science fiction writer, an avid populariser of space travel, and a futurist of a 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 Clarke, Robert Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction. Clarke was a lifelong proponent of space travel. In 1934, while still a teenager, he joined the British Interplanetary Society. In 1945, he proposed a satellite communication system using geostationary orbits. He was the chairman of the British Interplanetary Society from 1946–1947 and again in 1951–1953. Clarke emigrated to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1956, to pursue his interest in scuba diving. That year, he discovered the underwater ruins of the ancient Koneswaram Temple in Trincomalee. Clarke augmented his popularity in the 1980s, as the host of television shows such as Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World. He lived in Sri Lanka until his death. Clarke was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1989 "for services to British cultural interests in Sri Lanka". He was knighted in 1998 and was awarded Sri Lanka's highest civil honour, Sri Lankabhimanya, in 2005.Read more

Movies & web series

2010 : The Odyssey Continues

To Mars by A-Bomb: The Secret History of Project Orion

2001 and Beyond

2001: A Space Odyssey

Kubrick by Kubrick

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe

Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World

Rendezvous with the Future

Childhood's End

Arthur C. Clarke's World of Strange Powers

The Real History of Science Fiction

Horizon

Rendezvous with Rama

Arthur C. Clarke: The Man Who Saw the Future

Without Warning

2001: The Making of a Myth

Fractals: The Colors of Infinity

The Dick Cavett Show

2010

Sky Line

9/11 Alchemy: Facing Reality

2001: A Space Odyssey - A Look Behind the Future

Vision of a Future Passed: The Prophecy of 2001

God, the Universe and Everything Else

Baddegama

Wogan

2001: A Space Odyssey – What Is Out There?

Trapped in Space

The Nine Billion Names of God

Starman

I Saw the Future

Rescue Party

Island of Treasures