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'''Arthur C. Clarke''' was a [[Great Britain|British]] futurist, scientist and author of [[science fiction]]. Along with [[Isaac Asimov]] and [[Robert A. Heinlein]], he was for many years considered one of the "Big Three" in science fiction. Clarke received the [[Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award|Grand Master Award]] in 1986. | '''Arthur C. Clarke''' was a [[Great Britain|British]] futurist, scientist and author of [[science fiction]]. Along with [[Isaac Asimov]] and [[Robert A. Heinlein]], he was for many years considered one of the "Big Three" in science fiction. Clarke received the [[Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award|Grand Master Award]] in 1986. Clarke's [[short story]], ''The Sentinel'' was the basis for one the most influential science fiction films of all time, Stanley Kubrick's ''2001: A Space Odyssey''. | ||
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Arthur C. Clarke was a British futurist, scientist and author of science fiction. Along with Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein, he was for many years considered one of the "Big Three" in science fiction. Clarke received the Grand Master Award in 1986. Clarke's short story, The Sentinel was the basis for one the most influential science fiction films of all time, Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.