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Writer Arthur C Clarke dies at 90Tue Mar 18 22:10:12 UTC 2008 |
Writer Arthur C Clarke dies at 90Tue Mar 18 22:20:18 UTC 2008 |
| Legendary British science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke has died in Sri Lanka at the age of 90. | Legendary British science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke has died in Sri Lanka at the age of 90. |
He came to fame when his story, 2001: A Space Odyssey, was made into a film by film director Stanley Kubrick in 1968. | He came to fame when his story, 2001: A Space Odyssey, was made into a film by director Stanley Kubrick in 1968. |
| Once called "the first dweller in the electronic cottage", his vision captured the popular imagination. | Once called "the first dweller in the electronic cottage", his vision captured the popular imagination. |
Sir Arthur, who was born in Minehead, Somerset, and was a radar specialist for the RAF in World War II, had his 90th birthday in December. | Sir Arthur, who was born in Minehead, Somerset, and was a radar specialist for the RAF in World War II, become a full-time writer in the 1940s. |
| A farmer's son |
| Sir Arthur's vivid - and detailed - descriptions of space shuttles, super-computers and rapid communications systems were enjoyed by millions of readers around the world. |
| His writings are credited by many observers with giving science fiction - a genre often accused of veering towards the fantastical - a human and practical face. |
| A farmer's son, he was educated at Huish's Grammar School in Taunton before joining the civil service. |
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