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The works of Arthur C. Clarke

Some interesting facts about this author, other than the great works of literature he’s done over the years are some such as he’s a Knight of the Order of the British Empire. He’s won many awards for his work as well, such as the HUGO award for his novel “The fountains of Paradise” in 1980, Nebula awards for his novels "Rendezvous with Rama" and "The Fountains of Paradise" and for his novella "A Meeting with Medusa", and Hugo Awards for his novels "Rendezvous with Rama" and "The Foundations of Paradise" as well as for his short story "The Star". He was also a former member of the British Interplanetary Society and is part of the Royal Astronomical Society. In 1997, his novel "A Fall of Moondust" was loosely adapted into a screenplay by Chris Soth sadly enough though, it was never filmed. A famous quote of his goes "A well stocked mind is safe from boredom." Showing that holding great knowledge, or even just some fun, useless information can keep one busy for a while. His short story, “Rescue Party” for instance would be a great way to keep from boredom. It’s describing what he believes will happen to our solar system in the next two or three centuries, about a life in another galaxy that is far more advanced than our own. As described earlier he’s not completely straight forward. In the beginning he leads on by describing this group of beings that is going to explore a once lifeless planet, one many could first think of as from another galaxy, the beings being human beings, but nay. His story comes from the point of view of a more intelligent life form, one coming to help any surviving human beings from earth as the sun is a few mere hours from becoming a Nova. So his story is in an interesting point of view, one rarely found really, as most science-fiction works are written from a human being’s point of view.
 * CrazeSus142011:** Arthur C. Clarke is known for his many science-fiction novels and short stories such as “Rescue Party” published in 1946 and “Hide and Seek” published in 1949. Since then he’s published many more science fiction works, which seem to hold a certain feature to them that draws one in…the whole idea of suspense as you wonder what’ll happen next to the characters. His writing style isn’t precisely unique, but it is compelling. He isn’t exactly straight forward either…at first he just leads you on, leaving you with nothing but your imagination and your ideas, but will eventually almost immediately tell you what he was leading onto. In 1945 he published the technical paper "Extra-terrestrial Relays" laying down the basics of the satellite communication with satellites in geostationary orbits - a speculation realized 25 years later. He studied physics and mathematics at the King’s College in London.

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