CLARKE, Sir Arthur C. (KBE)
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The science-fiction author Arthur C Clarke yesterday denied a newspaper claim that he is a paedophile. None the less, he asked that his knighthood ceremony be postponed so not to embarrass.
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The last dive, off Colombo, aged 75 Clarke's interest in diving on shipwrecks led to some pioneering work on maritime archaeology in Sri Lanka. Although Clarke was affected by Post-Polio Syndrome from the mid 1980s, he found it easier to move in the water than on land. He continued to dive in shallow waters until 1992.
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Setting The story is set in the fictional equatorial island country of Taprobane, which Clarke has described as "about ninety percent congruent with the island of Sri Lanka ", south of its real-world location. The ruins of the palace at Yakkagala as described in the book very closely match the real-life ruins at Sigiriya in Sri Lanka.
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Clarke died on March 19, 2008, in Sri Lanka. Early Life. Arthur Charles Clarke was born on December 16, 1917, in the coastal town of Minehead in southwestern England.
CLARKE, Sir Arthur C. (KBE)
promoter Arthur C Clarke was a versatile communicator of science and technology. He wrote and spoke without jargon, and always explored the social, cultural and economic impacts of new technologies. In particular, he was an expert on the rise and spread of information and communications technologies (ICTs).
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Writer Arthur C. Clarke has died in Sri Lanka. He was 90. He's best known for writing 2001: A Space Odyssey, but he wrote many dozens of science fiction novels. Clarke, a trained scientist who.
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Here in Sri Lanka's capital, a city determined to banish thoughts of the receding civil war in the north and east, much less cosmological cataclysm, Arthur C. Clarke, the dean of science-fiction.
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This institution, initially known as Arthur C. Clarke Centre, was renamed as the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies, and re-established in a corporate form in 1994 by the Science And Technology Development Act, No. 11 of 1994. It comes under the purview of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research, Sri Lanka.
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Colombo Sri Lanka's commercial capital where Arthur C Clarke lived for more than half his life since settling down in the island in 1956. Among his favourite locations within the city were the Galle Face Hotel (where 3001: The Final Odyssey was completed), Colombo Swimming Club and National Museum. Sri Lankans Remembering Arthur C Clarke
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Clarke Portrait of Clarke by H R Premaratne As a man of letters, Arthur C Clarke was well integrated with the literary and cultural circles in Sri Lanka. He befriended many local writers, painters and musicians, supported their creative endeavours and promoted them internationally whenever possible.
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Tom Sykes Royalist Correspondent Updated Jul. 12, 2017 3:16PM EDT Published Mar. 14, 2015 6:55AM EDT Arthur C Clarke called this place his "ego chamber." And now, in a state of disbelief,.
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In 1988, Queen Elizabeth II honored Clarke with a Knighthood, formally conferred by Prince Charles in Sri Lanka two years later. In 2005, Clarke was awarded Sri Lankabhimanya (The Pride of Sri Lanka), Sri Lanka's highest civilian honor. Arthur C. Clarke, the Engineer Arthur Clarke's experiences during World War II and education in physics.
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Biography Arthur C. Clarke's legacy bridges the worlds of the arts and the sciences. His work ranged from scientific discovery to science fiction, from technical application to entertainment.
Author Arthur C. Clarke poses for a 2003 portrait at his office in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Arthur C. Clarke, a writer whose seamless blend of scientific expertise and poetic imagination helped usher in the space age, died early Wednesday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since 1956.
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What's On Events Exhibitions Give Home / Arthur C. Clarke Collection of Sri Lanka Online Finding Aid Born on December 16, 1917, in Minehead, England, Arthur Charles Clarke became obsessed with science fiction and astronomy at a young age.
Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur C. Clarke (born December 16, 1917, Minehead, Somerset, Englandâdied March 19, 2008, Colombo, Sri Lanka) English writer, notable for both his science fiction and his nonfiction. His best known works are the script he wrote with American film director Stanley Kubrick for 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and the novel of that film.