Arthur C. Clarke

Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (born 16 December 1917) is a British author and inventor, most famous for his science-fiction novel ', and for collaborating with director Stanley Kubrick on the film of the same name. Clarke is considered one of the Big Three of science fiction, along with Robert A. Heinlein and Isaac Asimov.

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16 December - 1917 - British - Author - Inventor - Science-fiction - Stanley Kubrick - Robert A. Heinlein - Isaac Asimov

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2001: A Space Odyssey was written concurrently with the by Stanley Kubrick. It was loosely inspired by Clarke's short story "The Sentinel", but became its own novel while he was collaborating on a screenplay with Kubrick. Kubrick approached Clarke about writing a novel for the express purpose of making "the proverbial good science-fiction movie", and the novel was still being written while the film was being made. This resulted in one of the truly unique collaborations in media history.

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Stanley Kubrick - The Sentinel

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Clarke has written numerous other books, including the Rama novels and several sequels to 2001, and many short stories, including "The Star", about a Jesuit priest's spiritual dilemma.

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Rama - The Star

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There is an asteroid named in his honour, 4923 Clarke, as well as a species of Ceratopsian dinosaur, Serendipaceratops arthurcclarkei, discovered in Inverloch in Australia. The 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter also is named in honor of his works.

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Asteroid - 4923 Clarke - Ceratopsian - Dinosaur - Serendipaceratops arthurcclarkei - Inverloch - Australia - 2001 Mars Odyssey

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He lives on Sri Lanka, and survived the tsunamis of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake, but lost his diving school on Hikkaduwa (http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=13638567 http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2004/12/30/latest/20462ArthurC&sec=latest).

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Sri Lanka - Tsunami - 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake - Hikkaduwa

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