The Exploration of Space
New York: Pocket Books, Inc., 1954. Cardinal Edition [stated]. First Cardinal printing[stated]. Mass market paperback. xi, [3], 210 pages. Illustrations (List of plates--some with color). Maps. Illustrated front cover. Cover has some wear and soiling. Some page discoloration noted. Some page edge fragility. Preface to the Pocket Book Edition. Errata at bottom of contents page. Index. Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was an English science fiction writer, science writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host. Clarke co-wrote the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely regarded as one of the most influential films of all time. He was a science fiction writer, an avid popularizer of space travel, and a futurist of distinguished ability. He wrote many books and many essays. In 1961, he received the Kalinga Prize, a UNESCO award for popularizing science. Clarke's science and science fiction writings earned him the moniker "Prophet of the Space Age". His science fiction writings in particular earned him a number of Hugo and Nebula awards, which along with a large readership, made him one of the towering figures of the genre. For many years Clarke, Robert Heinlein, and Isaac Asimov were known as the "Big Three" of science fiction. Clarke was a lifelong proponent of space travel. In 1934, he joined the British Interplanetary Society (BIS). In 1945, he proposed a satellite communication system using geostationary orbits. He was the chairman of the BIS from 1946 to 1947 and again in 1951–1953. Clarke augmented his popularity in the 1980s, as the host of television shows such as Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World. First published in the US in 1951 by Harper, New York. This book was planned to answer your questions about a new era in man's history—the age of interplanetary exploration—and to clarify for you the dramatic mysteries of space and space travel. Written by Arthur C. Clarke, Chairman of the British Interplanetary Society, it is scientifically accurate though non-technical in language. Among the many subjects discussed are: What planets will we explore first? Will we find life there? What will we do when we get there? How will space travel affect our lives, our happiness, our children? In addition, the many illustrations give a remarkable visual impression of what your universe looks like and how it will change your life in the future. This painstakingly-researched non-fiction book shows the depth of Clarke's expertise - he predicts the moon landings nearly two decades before they occurred, explores the potential use of satellites for communications more than ten years before Telstar 1 was put into orbit, and goes on to discuss the potential of space stations and long range orbital telescopes. Informed by interviews with the foremost scientists and engineers of the time, Clarke presents his thesis for how man will explore space . . . and the reader can measure his predictions against reality. 'He was a great visionary, a brilliant science fiction writer and a great forecaster. He foresaw communications satellites, a nationwide network of computers, interplanetary travel; he said there would be a man on the moon by 1970, while I said 1980' - and he was right' Sir Patrick Moore. Condition: Fair.
Keywords: Space, Exploration, Rocket, Planets, Spaceship, Navigation, Communication, Moon, Lunar Base, Space Stations, Stars, Space-suit
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