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2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 science fiction novel by British writer Arthur C. Clarke. It was developed concurrently with Stanley Kubrick's film version and published after the release of the film. Clarke and Kubrick worked on the book together, but eventually only Clarke ended up as the official author.
His 1951 book, The Exploration of Space, was used by the rocket pioneer Wernher von Braun to convince President John F. Kennedy that it was possible to go to the Moon. [ 29 ] Following the 1968 release of 2001 , Clarke became much in demand as a commentator on science and technology, especially at the time of the Apollo space program .
In the novel 2001: A Space Odyssey, Discovery One is described as being "almost 400 feet long with a sphere 40 feet dia." (122 meters and 12.2 meters respectively; the 2010 film mentions 800 feet (240 m)) and powered by a nuclear plasma drive, separated by 275 feet (84 m) of tankage and structure, from the spherical part of the spaceship where ...
The Exploration of Space. London: Temple Press, New York: Harper Bros., 1951. Updated/revised 1959 and 1979 (with a new introduction). The Exploration of the Moon, Illustrated by R.A. Smith. 1954; The Young Traveller in Space. London: Phoenix House, 1954. Variously titled Going into Space. New York: Harper and Row, 1954, The Scottie Book of ...
The original release of 2001: A Space Odyssey in 70-millimetre Cinerama with six-track sound played continually for more than a year in several venues, and for 103 weeks in Los Angeles. [ 131 ] As was typical of many high-budget films of the era, it was released both in a "roadshow" 70 mm version and a later 35 mm general release version.
Dr. Heywood R. Floyd first appears in 2001: A Space Odyssey as being in charge of the mission to investigate the alien Monolith found on the Moon. After the events that took place in 2001: A Space Odyssey, he is the protagonist of 2010: Odyssey Two and 2061: Odyssey Three. Floyd was born in 1958 in America, and by 1999 is chairman of the ...
2001: A Space Odyssey; 2001: A Space Odyssey in popular culture; 2001: A Space Odyssey (comics) 2001: A Space Odyssey (novel) 2001: A Space Odyssey (score) 2001: A Space Odyssey (soundtrack) 2010: Odyssey Two; 2010: The Year We Make Contact; 2061: Odyssey Three; 3001: The Final Odyssey
After seeing Space Odyssey, I read Arthur Clarke's book. I found the book gripping and intellectually satisfying, full of the tension and clarity which the movie lacks. All the parts of the movie that are vague and unintelligible, especially the beginning and the end, become clear and convincing in the book.