2001: A Space Odyssey

...with the experience of space travel and the technologies encountered. Large sections of the novel are devoted to descriptions of these. The novel discusses orbital mechanics and the maneuvers associated with space travel very accurately.

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...left something to alert them to mankind's attaining the ability of space travel). The second film had a screenplay by Hyams based on the novel by Clarke, who was not directly involved in its production as he had been with the first film.

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...and a small but intellectually stimulating community of Westerners - including science fiction author and futurist Arthur C. Clarke ("2001: A Space Odyssey"). "I felt it really had a lot to offer me," said Harrigan, who was particularly...

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...debunks with gusto; its main author, Jay Windley, named the site for the moon base in Arthur C. Clarke's classic science fiction novel, "2001: A Space Odyssey." Even though the so-called evidence from the conspiracists clearly can be proved...

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...room for popular writers such as Agatha Christie, P. G. Wodehouse and Arthur C. Clarke. The classic Clarke books - Childhood's End, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Rendezvous with Rama - draw readers into their orbit with plots that are...

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...of Stars" Discovered A newly discovered type of young galaxy has astronomers echoing David Bowman's famous last words in the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey: "My God, it's full of stars." While these galaxies are small enough to fit...

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...the inductees include NASA's Sojourner rover, the first space rover to reach another planet, and Hal 9000 from the Stanley Kubrik classic 2001: A Space Odyssey. » Up to twelve addresses, separated by commas. Would you like to receive...

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...was the author, or co-author, of dozens of fiction and non-fiction books. But he will likely always be best known for his novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, which he later turned into a landmark film with Stanley Kubrick. But Clarke also was...

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...C. Clarke! | The Underwire from Wired.com British science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke turns 90 on Dec. 16. Clarke penned the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, which was adapted into Stanley Kubrick's big-screen freaky fav. Clarke is also...

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...successfully passing over a Saturn moon that was the mysterious destination of a deep-space faring astronaut in Arthur C. Clarke's novel "2001: A Space Odyssey." Cassini flew within 1,000 miles of Iapetus on Monday and snapped images of its...

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