Arthur C. Clarke
British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Sir Arthur Charles Clarke 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, widely regarded as 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.
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What Are Arthur C. Clarke's Academic Contributions?
Arthur C. Clarke is most known for their academic work in the field of communications. They are also known for their academic work in the fields of and computer science.
Arthur C. Clarke has made the following academic contributions:
- Venture to the Moon
- The Sentinel
- The Road to the Sea
- The Lion of Comarre and Against the Fall of Night
- The Ghost from the Grand Banks
- The Deep Range
- The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
- The Best of Arthur C. Clarke
- Prelude to Space
- Of Time and Stars
- Islands in the Sky
- Glide Path
- A Fall of Moondust
- 2001: A Space Odyssey
- The View from Serendip
- The Sands of Mars
- The Nine Billion Names of God
- The Lost Worlds of 2001
- Tales from Planet Earth
- How the World Was One: Beyond the Global Village
- Firstborn