Arthur C. Clarke - Novelist, Futurist, Inspirationist, 1918-2008
Arthur C. Clarke wrote many inspirational and fantastic science fiction novels and stories--among the most famous being "2001: A Space Odyssey", "Childhood's End", "The Nine Billion Names of God", "Rendezvous with Rama", "A Fall of Moondust", "The Hammer of God", "Prelude to Space", "The Sands of Mars", and "The Fountains of Paradise".
Little did I know when I first read Arthur C. Clarke's novel "2001: A Space Odyssey" and when I later watched the movie while in high school, that I'd someday be walking in the "mock-up" of the Space Station and the Gravitational Biology Facility (GBF) module as part of my "job". Totally cool. Arthur C. Clarke and his imagination and inspiration will be greatly missed.
But you can still read his many works--and you can find them here!
Contents at a Glance
- Opening of "2001: A Space Odyssey"
- Arthur C. Clark's Vision - Inspiring Satellites, Space Travel, and New Worlds
- Only a few of Arthur C. Clarke's Stories -- Read the Reviews, You'll Want More!
Opening of "2001: A Space Odyssey"
Arthur C. Clark's Vision - Inspiring Satellites, Space Travel, and New Worlds
Some say that Arthur C. Clark's vision was what inspired satellites (in all their forms) and space travel from the modern perspective. Whatever the case, when the movie based on his book, "2001: A Space Odyssey" made it to the big screen, the imagery presented blew audiences away. The concepts were high-level, but the story got people to think about where our future was going.
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I started reading science fiction when I was still in junior high school, and started collecting science fiction novels including Arthur C. Clarke along with Isaac Asimov, Ben Bova, and Andre Norton--to name a few.
Perhaps it was reading all of these great science fiction stories that inspired me to become a science major (biology/chemistry) in college. And perhaps they also inspired me to work with NASA for the International Space Station Project's Gravitational Biology Facility group as a writer-editor.
Only a few of Arthur C. Clarke's Stories -- Read the Reviews, You'll Want More!
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke by Arthur C. Clarke
Author of 2001: A Space Odyssey, Childhood's End, more...0 points
Childhood's End by Arthur C. Clarke
Without warning, giant silver ships from deep spac more...0 points
Songs of Distant Earth by Arthur C. Clarke
Thalassa was a paradise above the earth. Its beaut more...0 points
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke
An all-time science fiction classic, Rendezvous wi more...0 points
The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke
Vannemar Morgans dream is to link Earth to the sta more...0 points
Imperial Earth by Arthur C. Clarke, Arthur Clarke
Imperial Earth is the fascinating odyssey of Dunca more...0 points
3001 The Final Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke
One thousand years after the Jupiter mission to ex more...0 points
The Light of Other Days by Arthur C. Clarke, Stephen Baxter
The crowning achievement of any professional write more...0 points
Arthur C. Clarke's The Sentinel by Arthur C. Clarke
Few masters of science fiction have brought us gli more...0 points
Arthur C. Clarke, the Visionary for Space
Arthur C. Clarke's stories provided in-depth views of the relationships of mankind and the mysteries of space. Satellites, interplanetary space flight, and the issues, dangers, and mysteries of that hostile environment were beautifully illustrated in his writing. Arthur C. Clarke by the Bay.... eBay, that is!
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HAL - The BAD Computer... Just One Letter Off from IBM (H-I, A-B, L-M)... ah well...
2001 a space Odyssey :HAL doesn't want to open the door !
1968 Stanley Kubrick
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2001 and HAL on Your Shirt? Or on a Tile? Hey, at least it's not controlling your AIRLOCK!
Hal 9000 w/Text Fitted T-Shirt
Design is based on the Hal 9000 computer from Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke's cult Science Fiction classic, 2001 A Space Odyssey.
I'm Sorry Dave... Dark T-Shirt
The sentient and increasingly malevolent HAL 9000 from '2001: A Space Odyssey' is a cultural icon and its glowing red eye and emotionless voice can still send a shiver up your spine.
HAL 9000 Dark T-Shirt
I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.
2001 Clarke Tribute Dark T-Shirt
Designs inspired by Stanley Kubrick's Science Fiction Movie, 2001: a Space Odyssey, inpspired by Arthur C. Clarke's story, The Sentinel.
Time to Pull the Plug on the Computer... (Where is Customer Support When You Need 'Em?)
2001 Space Odyssey. Dave turn off HAL
In this Kubrick movie (1968) there is a battle between the space ship computer and the astronauts. Here Dave is turning-off the "rebellion" machine. I only have this French audio version. Someone have the English audio?
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HAL Makes It Back Into the Big Screen (and So Does Dave, and Io, and the Monolith!)
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2010: The Year We Make Contact
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2010: Odyssey Two
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2001: A Space Odyssey ~ 2010: Odyssey Two ~ 2061:Odyssey Three ~ 3001: The Final Odyssey
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2061: Odyssey Three
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3001 The Final Odyssey
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What's Your Favorite Arthur C. Clarke Story? Drop a Note and Visit about it Here!
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- pathfinder027 pathfinder027 Jul 7, 2008 @ 11:01 pm
- I have read many of Arthur C. Clarke's stories; A Fall of Moondust, 2001, 2010, 2061, and the Rama series, and others. He was a visionary, foreseeing in the late 1940s a series of geostationary communications satellites -- science fact in the late 20th century.
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