Arthur C Clarke was a twentieth century science fiction author and futurist. Clarke is perhaps most well known for his work with filmmaker Stanley Kubrick on 2001: A Space Odyssey, writing the novel version as well as participating in the film and co-authoring the screenplay. In fact, 2001 was based on the above short story by Clarke.
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