Sir Arthur Charles Clark was born on December 16, 1917.
Sir Arthur Charles Clark made an enormous contribution not only to literature, but also to science, to the popularization of space flights. His idea of ​​creating a system of communication satellites in geostationary orbits ensured the creation in the second half of the 20th century of virtually all global communication systems, including the Internet - so you read this thanks to Arthur Clarke,% username%.
The organization of the global communication system through the satellite, published by Arthur Clarke in 1945, was implemented in the second half of the last century. Geosynchronous orbit was named in honor of science fiction writer - Clark Orbit. Nine years after the publication of this article, Clark wrote a letter to the director of the science department of the US National Weather Bureau with a proposal to use satellites to predict the weather, the idea was later implemented.
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The idea of ​​a space elevator Arthur Clarksuggested popularized in the work "Fountains of Paradise . " Earlier, this idea was expressed in an article by Yu. N. Artsutanov in Komsomolskaya Pravda on July 31, 1960, and Clark learned about this idea from the album of pictures “Wait for us stars” by Alexey Leonov and artist Sokolov, who presented the author Leonov.
Modern science develops in accordance with the so-called "three laws of Clarke" , formulated by him in his book "Traits of the Future."
One of the most famous works of Arthur Clark was the collaboration with Stanley Kubrick to create the cult film Space Odyssey 2001. The basis of the film was the story “Hourly” chosen by Kubrick, and after Clark wrote the novel “2001: A Space Odyssey” based on the screenplay for the film.
What do you associate Arthur Clark with?
What stories, movies?
Are there any memories from childhood?
The organization of the global communication system through the satellite, published by Arthur Clarke in 1945, was implemented in the second half of the last century. Geosynchronous orbit was named in honor of science fiction writer - Clark Orbit. Nine years after the publication of this article, Clark wrote a letter to the director of the science department of the US National Weather Bureau with a proposal to use satellites to predict the weather, the idea was later implemented.
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The idea of ​​a space elevator Arthur Clark
Modern science develops in accordance with the so-called "three laws of Clarke" , formulated by him in his book "Traits of the Future."
First Law: If an honored but aged scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. If he says that something is impossible, he is almost certainly mistaken.
Second Law: The only way to discover the limits of the possible is to go beyond these limits, into the impossible.
Third Law: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
One of the most famous works of Arthur Clark was the collaboration with Stanley Kubrick to create the cult film Space Odyssey 2001. The basis of the film was the story “Hourly” chosen by Kubrick, and after Clark wrote the novel “2001: A Space Odyssey” based on the screenplay for the film.
What do you associate Arthur Clark with?
What stories, movies?
Are there any memories from childhood?
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