Arthur Clarke's 20/20 Foresight; Visionary Author of '2001' Still a Child of the Universe at 82

The Washington Post | February 2, 2000| | Copyright

He's an earthbound semi-invalid, mostly confined to his wheelchair in a high-tech cave adorned with mementos from a lifetime of extraterrestrial creativity.

But after every few breaths, Sir Arthur C. Clarke makes a slow whooshing sound as if he were cruising through space, a bit like those fantastic structures that waltzed among the stars in one of the greatest science fiction films.

At 82, Clarke is still living out the futuristic fantasies that inspired his magnum opus, "2001: A Space Odyssey," 33 years ago. He communicates with scientists, astronauts and celebrities via the Internet, an ...

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