Chapter 48 Clark Chronology

Organized by Zhong Huiyuan 1917 Born in Somerset, England. 1923 Obtained a set of three-dimensional dinosaur picture cards, which inspired his interest in science. 1934 Joined the British Interplanetary Society. In 1941, he joined the Royal Air Force as a radar technician and participated in the development and operation of the radar early warning system. 1945 Contributed to the British journal "Wireless World" and proposed the concept of synchronous communication satellites in the article "Extra-terrestrial Relays". 1946 Retired from the Air Force and entered King's College London; published his first novel, The Rescue Party.

1947 President of the British Interplanetary Society until 1950. 1948 Obtained a BA in Mathematics and Physics from King's College; wrote the short science fiction novel "Sentinel" (Sentinel) for the BBC competition, but did not win; entered the British Treasury. From 1949 to 1951, he served as an assistant editor of the journal Physics Abstracts. 1950 Published the popular science book "Interplanetary Flight". 1951 Published the popular science book Exploration of Space, the first science fiction novel Prelude to Space, and the second science fiction novel The Sand of Mars.

1952 Dedicated to science fiction creation.Published the novel "Islands in the Sky". 1953 Published the long science fiction "Childhood's End" (Childhood's End); once again served as the chairman of the British Interplanetary Society. In 1955, during his trip to the Great Barrier Reef in Australia, he got stuck in Sri Lanka. Although he continued to travel to Australia in the future, he decided that Sri Lanka was the country he wanted to live in because he loved diving.Published the novel "Earthlight". 1956 Moved to Sri Lanka.Published "The City and the Stars" (The City and the Stars); short story (Star) won the Science Fiction Hugo Award (Hugo Award).

1957 Published the long science fiction "The Deep Range" (The Deep Range); when the Soviet Union launched the "Sputnik I", went to Barcelona to participate in the "International Astronautical Federation" conference (International Astronautical Federation). 1958 Established the Underwater Safaris diving school in Hikkaduwa, on the southern coast of Sri Lanka. 1961 Published "A fall of Moondust". Published in 1963 (Dolphin Island). 1964 Co-conceived the novel and screenplay of 2001: A Space Odyssey with Kubrick. At the end of 1965, the film version of "2001: A Space Odyssey" started.

1968 The novel "2001: A Space Odyssey" was published, and the popular science book "The Promise of Space" (The Promise of Space); Three nominations including Best Original Screenplay. In 1969, American astronauts landed on the moon and together with anchor Walter Cronkite reported the Apollo mission for the CBS television network. 1972 Published "The Lost World of 2001" (The Lost World of 2001). 1973 Published "Rendezvous with Rama"; the novella "Meeting with Medusa" won the Nebula Award for Science Fiction. 1974 "Mission Rama" won the Nebula Award, the Hugo Award and the John W Cambell Memorial Award.Received the Aerospace Communications Award from the American Association of Astronautics (AIAA).It has become an important reference data for Clark to write the series of space odyssey.

In 1977, the United States launched the Voyager mission to explore Jupiter and Saturn. The detection data returned became an important reference data for Clark to write the series of space odysseys. 1979 The novel "The Fountains of Paradise" (The Fountains of Paradise) won the Nebula Award. 1980 Won a Hugo Award for "Heavenly Springs"; wrote and hosted the television documentary show "Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World." 1981 Started writing "2010: A Space Odyssey" (2010: Odyssey Two); the scientific community named a newly discovered asteroid "Clark 4923" (4923 Clarke).

1982 Received the Marconi International Fellowship for his contribution to the global satellite system; published "2010: A Space Odyssey". 1984 "2010: A Space Odyssey" was adapted into the movie "Mega Helios" (2010: The Year We Make Contact), directed by Peter Hymas. 1986 Received the Nebula Science Fiction Master Award, a symbol of lifetime achievement; the space shuttle Challenger exploded after launch, and the Galileo mission was suspended; the Arthur C. Clarke Award was established for the best science fiction published in the UK Fiction, prize provided by Clark.

1987 Published "2061: A Space Odyssey" (2061: Odyssey Three). In 1988, he was diagnosed with "post-polio syndrome", and had to use a wheelchair for most of the time since then. 1989 Galileo set off to explore Jupiter and its satellite systems; co-authored "Rama II: The Sequel to Rendezvous with Rama" with Gentry Lee (Chief Engineer of the Galileo Mission). 1991 Co-authored with Gentry Lee (The Garden of Rama). In 1992, he was awarded the "International Science Policy Foundation Medal". 1993 Co-authored Rama Revealed: The Ultimate Encounter with Gentry Lee.

1994 Glenn H. Reynolds, chairman of the National Space Society, nominated Clark for the Nobel Peace Prize for his concept of a global communication satellite proposed in 1945. In 1995, he was awarded the NASA "Outstanding Public Service Medal". 1997 Published "3001: A Space Odyssey" (3001: The Final Odyssey). In 2000, he was awarded the British title. Due to his physical condition, he was not suitable for long-distance travel, and the British High Commissioner sent him to Sri Lanka to bestow the title. 2001 The spacecraft for detecting minerals and radiation on the surface of Mars was named "2001 Mars Odyssey".

In 2003, a new species of ceratopsian dinosaur discovered in Australia was named after Clark, named Serendipaceratops arthurcclarkei; published a novel "Time's Eye" (Time's Eye), co-authored with Stephen Baxter (Stephen Baxter). The 2004 South Asian tsunami survived, but the diving school he founded was destroyed. 2005 Received the highest honor citizen award from the Sri Lankan government in recognition of his contributions to science and technology in the country; published the novel "Sunstorm" (co-authored with Stephen Bassett).