Only Time is universal; Night and Day are merely quaint loc… - Arthur C. Clarke

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Only Time is universal; Night and Day are merely quaint local customs found on those planets that tidal forces have not yet robbed of their rotation.

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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