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Arthur C. Clarke

Also known as Arthur Charles Clarke, Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, Charles Willis, Arthur Clarke

British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist (1917–2008)

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Arthur C. Clarke was a British science fiction writer, inventor, and futurist who lived from 1917 to 2008 and is widely regarded as one of the most influential figures in the genre. He matters because his imaginative stories and forward-thinking ideas about space exploration and technology shaped how millions of people envision the future and influenced real scientific thinking about space travel and communications satellites.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Charles
Family name: Clarke
Gender: male
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Place of birth: Minehead
Place of death: Colombo
Occupation: futurist
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: agnosticism
Notable work: 3001: The Final Odyssey
Academic degree: Doctor of Letters
Field of work: science fiction literature
Genre: popular science
Military branch: Royal Air Force
Image: Arthur C. Clarke 1965.jpg
Residence: Sri Lanka

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birth name: Arthur Charles Clarke
Commons category: Arthur C. Clarke
date of birth: 1917-12-16
topic's main category: Category:Arthur C. Clarke
pseudonym: E.G. O'Brien
date of death: 2008-03-19
ethnic group: English people
cause of death: heart failure
medical condition: poliomyelitis
member of: The World Academy of Sciences
name in native language: Arthur C. Clarke
writing language: English language
start of work period: 1946-00-00
influenced by: Olaf Stapledon
archives at: National Air and Space Museum
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
hashtag: ArthurCClarke
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manner of death: natural causes

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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.

Clarke was a science fiction writer, an avid populariser of space travel, and a futurist of 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, science fiction had a "Big Three", comprising Clarke and American writers Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov. Clarke co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely regarded as one of the most influential films of all time.

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Arthur C. Clarke

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