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The popular science fiction writer projects the marvels and mysteries to be found in the near future
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Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead in 1917. During the Second World War he served as an RAF radar instructor, rising to the rank of Flight-Lieutenant. After the war he won a BSc in physics and mathematics with first class honours from King's College, London. One of the most respected of all science-fiction writers, he also won the KALINGA PRIZE, the AVIATION SPACE-WRITERS PRIZE,and the WESTINGHOUSE SCIENCE WRITING PRIZE. He also shared an OSCAR nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, which was based on his story, 'The Sentinel'. He lived in Sri Lanka from 1956 until his death in 2008.To discover more about how the legacy of Sir Arthur is being honoured today, please visit http://www.clarkefoundation.org
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972. Clarke states in his Preface that these are all of the stories (18 here) that he wrote during the 1960s. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Turquoise cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 193 pages. Tiny bit of rubbing at the margins, else Fine. The dustjacket is also Near Fine: unclipped, with only a tiny bit of edgewear. In an archival plastic protector. An attractive copy. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 004280
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