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The ACCIMT was established in 1984 by act of parliament, the Arthur C. Clarke Centre for Modern Technologies Act, No. 30 of 1984.This institution, initially known as Arthur C. Clarke Centre, was renamed as the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies, and re-established in a corporate form in 1994 by the Science And Technology Development Act, No. 11 of 1994. [2]
An outer-circular orbital beltway in Colombo, Sri Lanka, was named 'Arthur C. Clarke Expressway' in honour of Clarke. [ 159 ] [ 160 ] 'The Clarke Event' is a proposed name for GRB 080319B , a gamma-ray burst detected just hours before Clarke's death which set a new record for the most intrinsically bright object ever observed by humans in the ...
When naming the country's first satellite, Sanath Panaavanna, Director General and Engineer at the Center for New Technology - Arthur C. Clarke Institute of Sri Lanka, along with his two engineering students wanted to put forward an authentic name that represents Sri Lankan culture and history.
Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies is a major research institution and the national focal point for space technology applications in Sri Lanka. [4]Gem and Jewelry Research and Training Institute (GJRTI) [5]
Thai auteur Apichatpong Weerasethakul has revealed plans to shoot a film in Sri Lanka, inspired by the work of science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke. Speaking to New York’s Metrograph theatre ...
The Great Basses wreck is an early 18th-century shipwreck on Great Basses Reef, about 12 km off the south coast of Sri Lanka, discovered by Arthur C. Clarke and Mike Wilson in 1961. The ship, ultimately identified as belonging to the Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb, yielded fused bags of silver rupees, cannons, and other artifacts.
H.C.P. Bell was the first archaeologist to conduct extensive research on Sigiriya. The Cultural Triangle Project, launched by the Government of Sri Lanka, focused its attention on Sigiriya in 1982. Archaeological work began on the entire city for the first time under this project.
Pages in category "Research institutes in Sri Lanka" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. ... Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern ...