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 Arthur C. Clarke (December 16, 1917 - March 19, 2008) was a British science fiction
writer, inventor, and futurist. He is best known for his novel "2001: A Space Odyssey."
Clarke was interested in science and technology from a young age, and studied mathematics
and physics at King's College London. During World War II, he served in the Royal
Air Force as a radar specialist.
In addition to his writing, Clarke was interested in space exploration and technology.
He wrote non-fiction books about space and was a popular commentator on space-related
issues. He also made several predictions about the future of technology that proved
to be remarkably accurate, such as the use of geostationary satellites for telecommunications.
Clarke was a fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society and received many awards
for his work, including the Nebula Award, the Hugo Award, and the Bram Stoker Award.
He was also knighted in 1998 for his contributions to literature and science.
Arthur C. Clarke is credited with proposing the idea of geostationary satellites
in a paper he published in the October 1945 issue of Wireless World magazine.
Titled "Extra-Terrestrial
Relays: Can Rocket Stations Give Worldwide Radio Coverage?," he described the
concept of using a network of geostationary satellites to provide global radio coverage.
At the time, there were no practical means of achieving this, but Clarke's vision
inspired scientists and engineers to develop the technology needed to make it a
reality. Geostationary satellites are satellites that orbit the Earth at the same
rate as the Earth rotates, so they appear to stay in the same place in the sky relative
to a fixed point on the Earth's surface. This makes them ideal for telecommunications
and broadcasting, as they can provide constant coverage of a particular area without
the need for multiple satellites or complicated ground infrastructure. In his novel
"The Fountains of Paradise," Clarke proposed
the idea of a "space elevator," a structure that could transport people and cargo
from Earth's surface to space using a cable.
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