1984: Spring; A Choice of Futures

by Arthur C. Clarke

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Genres: Nonfiction, Essays, Science, Biography

254 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

Stories, works of noted British writer, scientist, and underwater explorer Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, include 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).

This most important and influential figure in 20th century fiction spent the first half of his life in England and served in World War II as a radar operator before migrating to Ceylon in 1956. He co-created his best known novel and movie with the assistance of Stanley Kubrick.

Clarke, a graduate of King's College, London, obtained first class honours in physics and mathematics. He served as past chairman of the interplanetary society and as a member of the academy of astronautics, the royal astronomical society, and many other organizations.

He authored more than fifty books and won his numerous awards: the Kalinga prize of 1961, the American association for the advancement Westinghouse prize, the Bradford Washburn award, and the John W. Campbell award for his novel Rendezvous with Rama. Clarke also won the nebula award of the fiction of America in 1972, 1974 and 1979, the Hugo award of the world fiction convention in 1974 and 1980. In 1986, he stood as grand master of the fiction of America. The queen knighted him as the commander of the British Empire in 1989.

Reviews

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting to read Clarke's predictions of future telecommunications advances, but you should REALLY love Clarke before picking this up.

[Brian Gaston · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a collection of non-fiction pieces.

[Christopher · Rating 3 out of 5]

A collection of Arthur C. Clarke's op-ed pieces and essays from the early 1980s. Interesting, and a rare opportunity to read Clarke weighing in on geopolitical matters of the time.