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- Clarke proposed space exploration as the ideal way to solve terrestrial competiveness and aggression, arguing that it is the “safety valve” that could bring human beings together and ensure their survival.
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Jun 21, 2019 · Arthur C Clarke was never one to hide his light under a bushel. He referred to his office as his ‘ego chamber’ and bought an English manor house to accommodate his archives, aka the ...
- Eyes in the skies. More than a decade before the launch of Sputnik, Clarke was already writing about the possible uses of artificial satellites. Now satellites are powerful tools for mapping and monitoring Earth's land, air and oceans.
- A global view. You can see the data from NASA's Earth-observing satellites yourself. The Worldview site allows you to interactively browse global satellite imagery—within hours of when it's acquired.
- Linking the planet. If a satellite makes one orbit over the equator every 23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds—the same speed as the Earth's rotation—that spacecraft will appear from the ground to hang motionless in the same spot in the sky.
- On the lookout. Clarke's 1973 novel Rendezvous with Rama imagined a future organization called Spaceguard, which monitored threats from objects such as asteroids that could collide with the Earth.
Nov 29, 2012 · Arthur C. Clarke’s 1946 essay on ‘The Challenge of the Spaceship’ was one of the founding manifestoes of the Space Age, and helped to establish him as the West’s leading techno-prophet.
- Robert Poole
- 2012
The quotes provided below reflect the insights of Arthur C. Clarke spanning a wide range of topics concerning the human condition, our existence on Earth, and Earth’s place in a greater cosmos. Uncited quotes are provided by Neil McAleer, Arthur C. Clarke’s biographer.
Oct 16, 2016 · Looking back from 2016, I realize it’s a story about the 1960s, and Arthur C. Clarke. 2001: A Space Odyssey works a number of science fictional themes common for its time: Ancient aliens nudged the cognitive evolution of early humans. Humans travel to the Moon and planets in the near future.
Clarke was an advocate for space travel throughout his life. In his 1994 epilogue to Frontline of Discovery: Science on the Brink of Tomorrow, Clarke declares, “The exploration of space has been the main interest of my life” (192).
Later books about space travel included The Exploration of Space (1951), The Challenge of the Spaceship (1959), Voices from the Sky (1965), The Promise of Space (1968, rev. ed. 1970), and Report on Planet Three (1972) along with many others.
