The extraordinary meeting of the Space Advisory Council was… - Arthur C. Clarke

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The extraordinary meeting of the Space Advisory Council was brief and stormy. Even by the twenty-second century, no way had yet been discovered of keeping elderly and conservative scientists from occupying crucial administrative positions. Indeed, it was doubted if the problem ever would be solved.

Arthur C. Clarke

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Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was a British author, inventor and futurist, famous for his short stories and novels, among them 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), and as a host and commentator in the British television series Mysterious World. For many years, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, and Clarke were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction.

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Pen Names: Charles Willis • E.G. O'Brien

Birth Name: Arthur Charles Clarke

Alternative Names: Sir Arthur Charles Clarke • Arthur Clarke

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