Arthur C. Clarke
Historical Figure
Nationality:	Sri Lanka (born in Britain)
Religion:	Atheism
Date of Birth:	1917
Date of Death:	2008
Cause of Death:	Natural Causes
Occupation:	Author
Spouse:	Marilyn Mayfield (1953-1964)
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Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE (1917–2008) was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist, most famous for the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, written in collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick, a collaboration which also produced the film of the same name.

Clarke was the first person to propose geosynchronous satellites. In honor of this, "Geosynchronous Orbits" are also known as "Clarke Orbits". He also published three laws of prediction, the best known being the third: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic".

Clarke emigrated to Sri Lanka in 1956 largely to pursue his interest in scuba diving, and lived there until his death. He was knighted by the United Kingdom in 1998, and was awarded Sri Lanka's highest civil honor, Sri Lankabhimanya, in 2005.

Arthur C. Clarke in "Hindsight"Edit

Arthur C. Clarke was one of several authors whose work was plagiarized by Michelle Gordian.

The evening Jim McGregor arrived in Los Angeles to confront Gordian, he had dinner with Pete Lundquist. Among other things, the two discussed the recent coronation of Elizabeth II. Lundquist thought it remarkable that film of the event was shown the same day on television since the networks were able to received it by jet. McGregor agreed but was still dissatisfied and said he would have preferred one of Clarke's relay satellites showing it as it happened.

Arthur C. Clarke in "Vilcabamba"Edit

President Harris Moffatt III recalled a quote by Arthur C. Clarke that any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. He didn't know about that. What he did know was that the Krolp used technology not magic. But no scientist in what was left in the USA could duplicate it.