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(3.47) | 2 | Arthur C. Clarke has been a household name since 1968, when the film 2001: A Spacee Odyssey rocketed him to popular fame. But science fiction fans had already long appreciated Clarke's ability to stretch readers' imaginations as well as forecast real scientific developments in his futuristic tales. This authorized biography explores Clarke's personal vision and his career as one of the twentieth century's most popular and influential writers. Clarke is the author of more than sixty books, which have sold more than fifty million copies in thirty languages. He has received numerous awards for both his nonfiction science writing and his science fiction, including the Kalinga Prize, the Bradford Washburn Award, and the Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell awards - science fiction's three highest tributes.In 1968 he shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Honors for his invention of the communication satellite in 1945 include a Fellowship at King's College, London, and the 1982 Marconi International Fellowship, and in 1989 Clarke received the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) honor from Queen Elizabeth. Through candid interviews with Clarke himself, as well as with his friends, colleagues, and family members, Neil McAleer reveals the life experiences and creative forces that have shaped the man behind the legend. The result is a fascinating portrait sure to enlighten and enhance the reading pleasure of Arthur C. Clarke's countless followers.… (more) |
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‘From the great deep to the great deep he goes.’
‘Come, my friends,
'Tis not too late to seek a newer world.
Push off, and witting well in order smite
The sounding furrows; for my purpose holds
To sail beyond the sunset, and the baths
Of all the western stars, until I die.’
Tennyson  From the great deep to the great deep he goes.
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Too low they build, who build beneath the stars.
Edward Young
Yet somewhere under starlight or the sun
My father stands.
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To Fred
for his faith,
encouragement, and friendship. | |
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Foreword [by Ray Bradbury]:
Mention the name of Arthur C. Clarke and what comes instinctively to mind? Preface:
This is the first biography of Arthur C. Clarke — one of the great visionaries of the twentieth century and a man who has every expectation of celebrating the arrival of the new millennium and the twenty-first century on 1 January 2001. Text:
The stars were bright over Somerset in 1917. | |
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Thinking of those four to five million words that probably will remain locked up until some time beyond 2050, let me now wish good luck to all the future biographers of Arthur C. Clarke. (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.) | |
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▾Book descriptions Arthur C. Clarke has been a household name since 1968, when the film 2001: A Spacee Odyssey rocketed him to popular fame. But science fiction fans had already long appreciated Clarke's ability to stretch readers' imaginations as well as forecast real scientific developments in his futuristic tales. This authorized biography explores Clarke's personal vision and his career as one of the twentieth century's most popular and influential writers. Clarke is the author of more than sixty books, which have sold more than fifty million copies in thirty languages. He has received numerous awards for both his nonfiction science writing and his science fiction, including the Kalinga Prize, the Bradford Washburn Award, and the Hugo, Nebula, and John W. Campbell awards - science fiction's three highest tributes.In 1968 he shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Honors for his invention of the communication satellite in 1945 include a Fellowship at King's College, London, and the 1982 Marconi International Fellowship, and in 1989 Clarke received the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) honor from Queen Elizabeth. Through candid interviews with Clarke himself, as well as with his friends, colleagues, and family members, Neil McAleer reveals the life experiences and creative forces that have shaped the man behind the legend. The result is a fascinating portrait sure to enlighten and enhance the reading pleasure of Arthur C. Clarke's countless followers. ▾Library descriptions No library descriptions found. ▾LibraryThing members' description
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Arthur C Clarke has been a household name since 1968, when the film 2001: A Space Odyssey rocketed him to popular fame. But science fiction fans had already long appreciated Clarke's ability to stretch reader's imaginations as well as forecast real scientific developments in his futuristic tales. This authorized biography explores Clarke's personal vision and his career as one of the twentieth century's most popular and influential writers.
Clarke is the author of more than sixty books, which have sold more than fifty million copies in thirty languages. He has received numerous award for both his nonfiction science writing and his science fiction, including the Kalinga Prize, the Bradford Washburn Award, and the Hugo, Nebula, and John W Campbell awards - science fiction's three highest tributes.
In 1968 he shared an Oscar nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Honors for his invention of the communication satellite in 1945 include a Fellowship at King's College, London, and the 1982 Marconi International Fellowship, and in 1989 Clarke received the CBE (Commander of the British Empire) honor from Queen Elizabeth.
Through candid interviews with Clarke himself, as well as with his friends, colleagues, and family members, Neil McAleer reveals the life experiences and creative forces that have shaped the man behind the legend. The result it a fascinating portrait sure to enlighten and enhance the reading pleasure of Arthur C Clarke's countless followers.
[Bear in mind this is an AUTHORIZED biography. Clarke has read it and approved each item included. If he did not approve it, it was not included.] | |
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