Article: Arthur C. Clarke, 90, science fiction visionary

Gerald Jonas The New York Times Media Group
International Herald Tribune
03-20-2008
Arthur C. Clarke, 90, science fiction visionary
Byline: Gerald Jonas The New York Times Media Group
Edition: 4
Section: NEWS

Arthur C. Clarke, a writer whose seamless blend of scientific expertise and poetic imagination helped usher in the space age, died Wednesday in Colombo, where he had lived since 1956. He was 90.

The author of almost 100 books, Clarke was an ardent promoter of the idea that humanity's destiny lay beyond the confines of Earth. It was a vision served most vividly by "2001: A Space Odyssey," the classic 1968 science fiction film he created with the director Stanley Kubrick and the novel of ...

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