Book description
Arthur C. Clarke acquired his first science fiction magazine - a copy
of Astounding Stories - in 1930, when he was 13. Immediately he became
an avid reader and collector: and, soon enough, a would-be-writer. The
rest is history. Now, in Astounding Days, he looks back over those
impressed by him, discussing their scientific howlers, and their
remarkable proportion of predictive bulls-eyes - and writing of his
early life and career. Written with relaxed good humour, Astounding Days
is full of fascinating comment and anecdote. 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
