Arthur C. Clarke

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Film_Director
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Nebula_Award
gptkb:Hugo_Award
gptkb:Arthur_C._Clarke_Award
gptkbp:born December 16, 1917
gptkbp:contribution Space Travel Concepts
Satellite_Communication
gptkbp:died March 19, 2008
gptkbp:education gptkb:King's_College_London
gptkbp:famousQuote Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
The goal of the future is full unemployment, so we can play. That’s why we have to destroy the present politico-economic system.
The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond them into the impossible.
We stand on the brink of a new age.
I_don't_believe_in_astrology;_I'm_a_Sagittarius_and_we're_skeptical.
gptkbp:field Science Fiction
Space Exploration
gptkbp:genre Fiction
Speculative Fiction
Hard Science Fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Arthur C. Clarke
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Isaac_Asimov
gptkb:Philip_K._Dick
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:H.G._Wells
gptkb:Jules_Verne
gptkbp:inspiration Space Odyssey Film Series
Various Space Programs
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Clarke's_Three_Laws
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Clarke's_Law
Cultural Impact
Influence on Science Fiction
Technological Predictions
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork 2001: A Space Odyssey
Childhood's End
Rendezvous with Rama
gptkbp:occupation Author
Futurist
Inventor
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:spouse Linda_Clarke
Marjorie_Locke