Arthur C. Clarke

birth

Clarke was born in Minehead, Somerset, England, and grew up in nearby Bishops Lydeard.

death

Clarke died in Colombo on 19 March 2008, at the age of 90. His aide described the cause as respiratory complications and heart failure stemming from post-polio syndrome.

intelligence

It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value. Arthur C. Clarke, clarkefoundation.org

life in the universe

Two possibilities exist: Either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying. Arthur C. Clarke

random

Phoenix Plate (Wikipedia) The Phoenix Plate (also known as the Aluk Plate or Drake Plate) was a tectonic plate that existed during the early Paleozoic through late Cenozoic time. It formed a triple junction with the Izanagi and Farallon plates in the Panthalassa Ocean as early as 410 million years ago, during which time the Phoenix Plate was subducting under eastern Gondwana.

Sri Lanka

Clarke emigrated to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1956, to pursue his interest in scuba diving. That year, he discovered the underwater ruins of the ancient original Koneswaram Temple in Trincomalee.

tags

technology

Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. Arthur C. Clarke, Profiles of the Future (revised edition, 1973)

Wikidata

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47087

Wikipedia

Arthur C. Clarke (Wikipedia) Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was an English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.