'Going beyond – to the impossible'
“Idon't pretend we have all the answers. But the questions are certainly worththinking about.” – Arthur C. Clarke
Born in England on Dec. 16, 1917Clarke wrote dozens of best-selling science fiction books and short stories butis perhaps best known for penning the screenplay for one of the top 100 moviesof all time, “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
A lifelong proponent of spacetravel, he joined the British Interplanetary Society while still a teenager andultimately served for many years as its chairman. Not only a writer but also a gifted thinkerand planner, he proposed a prototype satellite communication system as early as1945.
Clarke emigrated from England to Ceylon(now Sri Lanka) in 1956 to pursue his interest in scuba diving. There, he discovered the underwater ruins ofthe ancient Koneswaram Temple off its coast.
The author of 21 novels, 15nonfiction books, and 12 collections of short stories, Clarke also hostedseveral popular television shows, including the award-winning “Arthur C.Clarke’s Mysterious World.” He wasknighted for his achievements by Queen Elizabeth, named a Grand Master by theScience Fiction Writers of America, and awarded Sri Lanka’s highest civilian honorfor his achievements and service to his adopted nation.
“The only wayto discover the limits of the possible,” Clarke once said, “is to go beyondthem into the impossible.”
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