Sir Arthur C Clarke: 90th Birthday Reflections

The world's best known writer of science fiction, Sir Arthur C Clarke was the first to propose satellite communications in 1945. One of his short stories inspired the World Wide Web, while another was later expanded to make the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, which he co-wrote with director Stanley Kubrick. He has lived in Sri Lanka since 1956. Read full transcript of the video at http://www.tveap.org/news/0712art_transcript_01.html

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Tribute to Sir Arthur C. Clarke before his death in March at age 90, Sir Arthur C. Clarke greeted many visitors from around the world. among them was Venezuelan futurist and transhumanist scholar Jose Cordeiro, who here recounts his meetings with Clarke in Sri Lanka.(Interview)(Excerpt)

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