Book description
In the 22nd century visionary scientist Vannevar Morgan conceives the
most grandiose engineering project of all time, and one which will
revolutionize the future of humankind of space: a Space Elevator, 36,000
kilometres high, anchored to an equatorial island in the Indian Ocean.
Winner of the Hugo Award for best novel, 1980 Winner of the Nebula Award
for best novel, 1979 Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead in 1917.
During the Second World War he served as an RAF radar instructor, rising
to the rank of Flight-Lieutenant. After the war he won a BSc in physics
and mathematics with first class honours from King's College, London.
One of the most respected of all science-fiction writers, he also won
the KALINGA PRIZE, the AVIATION SPACE-WRITERS PRIZE,and the WESTINGHOUSE
SCIENCE WRITING PRIZE. He also shared an OSCAR nomination with Stanley
Kubrick for the screenplay of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, which was based on
his story, 'The Sentinel'. He lived in Sri Lanka from 1956 until his
death in 2008. To discover more about how the legacy of Sir Arthur is
being honoured today, please visit http://www. clarkefoundation. org
