Arthur C. Clarke

Arthur C. Clarke established himself as a science fiction writer and novelist in the mid-20th century. He authored the novel The End of the Child in 2001 and 2001: A Space Odyssey, in which the adaptation was made into a film by Stanley Kubrick. Clke wrote nearly 100 books, and many of his views on science were linked to the development of future technologies. Carlke died March 19, 2008, in Sri Lanka.