- Born
- December 16, 1917
- Died
- March 19, 2008 (aged 90)
- Known as
- inventor, screenwriter, novelist, science fiction writer, explorer, writer
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke was an English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.
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