| Full Name |
Arthur Charles Clarke |
| Date of Birth |
16 December 1917 |
| Place of Birth |
Minehead, Somerset, England |
| Date of Death |
19 March 2008 |
| Place of Death |
Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
British / Sri Lanka |
| Education |
Huish's Grammar School, University of London (King's College London) |
| Profession |
Science fiction writer, inventor, futurist |
| Years of Activity |
1937-2008 |
| Brief Information |
Arthur C. Clarke was a British science fiction writer, futurist, and inventor. He is widely recognized for his novel "2001: A Space Odyssey" and for co-writing its film adaptation, which had a significant impact on the science fiction genre. Clarke also proposed the concept of geostationary communication satellites in 1945, a concept later implemented globally. |