Sci-fi Café
Intro to Arthur C. Clarke in Two Minutes
Arthur C. Clarke was a prolific writer, having written over 100 books and countless articles and essays which lead to his knighthood. He was made Knight Bachelor “for services to literature” at a ceremony in Colombo on May 26th, 2000. “2001: A Space Odyssey”, his most famous novel, has taken on a life of its own. Even those not immersed in sci-fi are, at the very least, familiar with the title. His most famous essay, first published in 1962, is likely “Hazards of Prophecy: The Failure of Imagination.” In this essay, Clarke argues that the failure of imagination is one...