Arthur C. Clarke, Author, “2001: A Space Odyssey” Dies
Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 @ 2:44 pm | You think so
Arthur C. Clarke author of “2001 a Space Odyssey” died Wednesday in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Clarke had lived in Sri Lanka for more than 50 years.
Clarke was credited by the late Gene Roddenberry, creator of “Star Trek” with providing him the courage to pursue that project despite ridicule and indifference from television executives.
Clarke was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1998 and enjoyed great success as a writer who popularized science to the general public. Many American astronauts and Russian cosmonauts developed their interest in space exploration because of having read Clarke’s books.
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