Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS, Sri Lankabhimanya, (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and as a host and commentator in the British television series Mysterious World. For many years, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Clarke were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction.
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Date of birth:
- Dec 16, 1917
Date of death:
- Mar 19, 2008 (age 90 years)
Place of birth:
Also known as:
- Arthur Charles Clarke,
- Charles Willis,
- E. G. O'Brien,
- Sir Arthur Charles Clarke,
- Arthur Clark,
- Clarke, Arthur C.,
- Arthur Clarke,
- Charles Wills,
- Charles A Wills
