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Article: Humanist profile: Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) Science fiction writer.(In memoriam)
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- The Humanist
- Article date:
- May 1, 2008
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"A faith that cannot survive collision with the truth is not worth many regrets."--Arthur C. Clarke
Arthur Charles Clarke was born on December 16, 1917, in Minehead, England, where as a child he built telescopes and launched home-made rockets. Two formative events took place in Arthur's life at the age of thirteen: his father, a farmer, died, and he discovered the American science fiction magazine Astounding Stories of Super-Science.
Clarke moved to London in 1936 and pursued his early interest in space sciences by joining the British Interplanetary Society. He also started publishing stories during this time. He joined the Royal Air Force in 1939 and ...