Report on Planet 3 - Couverture souple

Clarke, Arthur C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0451078640 ISBN 13 : 9780451078643

Editeur : Ace, 1973

Synopsis

Book by Clarke Arthur C

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Arthur C. Clarke was born in Minehead in 1917. During the Second World War he served as an RAF radar instructor, rising to the rank of Flight-Lieutenant. After the war he won a BSc in physics and mathematics with first class honours from King's College, London. One of the most respected of all science-fiction writers, he also won the KALINGA PRIZE, the AVIATION SPACE-WRITERS PRIZE,and the WESTINGHOUSE SCIENCE WRITING PRIZE. He also shared an OSCAR nomination with Stanley Kubrick for the screenplay of 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, which was based on his story, 'The Sentinel'. He lived in Sri Lanka from 1956 until his death in 2008. To discover more about how the legacy of Sir Arthur is being honoured today, please visit http://www.clarkefoundation.org

Présentation de l'éditeur

In addition to being one of Science Fiction's greatest writers, Sir Arthur C. Clarke was also one of our foremost thinkers and visionaries, producing a number of highly readable and important non-fiction works. Report of Planet Three is a collection of 23 essays on the future of Man and his technology, including essays on space, satellite communications, the internet, alien contact, UFO debunking and relativity.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ace
• Date d'édition: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0451078640
• ISBN 13: 9780451078643
• Reliure: Poche
• Langue: anglais