Arthur C. Clarke



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Arthur C. Clarke

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born
in Minehead, Somerset, England, The United Kingdom
December 16, 1917

died
March 18, 2008

gender
male

genre
Science Fiction & Fantasy, Science

influences
H.G. Wells, Olaf Stapledon


About this author

Arthur C. Clarke was one of the most important and influential figures in 20th century science fiction. He spent the first half of his life in England, where he served in World War Two as a radar operator, before emigrating to Ceylon in 1956. He is best known for the novel and movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, which he co-created with the assistance of Stanley Kubrick.

Clarke was a graduate of King's College, London where he obtained First Class Honours in Physics and Mathematics. He is past Chairman of the British Interplanetary Society, a member of the Academy of Astronautics, the Royal Astronomical Society, and many other scientific organizations.

Author of over fifty books, his numerous awards include the 1961 Kalinga Prize, the AAAS-Westingho...more


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Arthur C. Clarke's Books

Average rating: 3.85 · 345,858 ratings · 9,215 reviews · 530 distinct works · Similar authors
2001: A Space Odyssey (Spac...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 73,746 ratings — published 1968 — 139 editions
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Rendezvous with Rama (Rama,...
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 41,730 ratings — published 1972 — 89 editions
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Childhood's End
4.03 of 5 stars 4.03 avg rating — 36,837 ratings — published 1953 — 89 editions
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2010: Odyssey Two (Space Od...
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 18,540 ratings — published 1982 — 57 editions
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The Fountains of Paradise
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 9,518 ratings — published 1979 — 46 editions
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2061: Odyssey Three (Space ...
3.41 of 5 stars 3.41 avg rating — 9,659 ratings — published 1985 — 36 editions
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The City and the Stars
4.04 of 5 stars 4.04 avg rating — 7,634 ratings — published 1956 — 3 editions
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The Garden of Rama (Rama, #3)
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3.66 of 5 stars 3.66 avg rating — 8,081 ratings — published 1991 — 27 editions
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Rama II (Rama, #2)
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3.61 of 5 stars 3.61 avg rating — 8,358 ratings — published 1989 — 35 editions
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3001: The Final Odyssey (Sp...
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Series by Arthur C. Clarke

2001: A Space Odyssey 2010: Odyssey Two 2061: Odyssey Three 3001: The Final Odyssey
Space Odyssey (4 books)
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Rendezvous with Rama Rama II The Garden of Rama Rama Revealed
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Time's Eye Sunstorm Firstborn
A Time Odyssey (3 books)
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Quotes by Arthur C. Clarke

“Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying.”
― Arthur C. Clarke
tags: distance, life, loneliness, qotd, sense-of-wonder, universe
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“The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.”
― Arthur C. Clarke
tags: motivational
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“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
― Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future: An Inquiry Into the Limits of the Possible
tags: magic, science, technology, wonder
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