Book description
Speculations on space, science and the sea together with fragments of
an Equatorial Autobiography. 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
