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  2. Interpretations of 2001: A Space Odyssey - Wikipedia

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    The monolith appears four times in 2001: A Space Odyssey: on the African savanna, on the Moon, in space orbiting Jupiter, and near Bowman's bed before his transformation. After the first encounter with the monolith, we see the leader of the apes have a quick flashback to the monolith after which he picks up a bone and uses it to smash other bones.

  3. Monolith (Space Odyssey) - Wikipedia

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    The Monoliths' communications are said to be limited by the speed of light, but Dave Bowman is sent on an interstellar journey at the end of 2001: A Space Odyssey, and Bowman is apparently transformed into the Star Child, not by the Monoliths, but by the Firstborn (both Kubrick and Clarke have similarly stated that Bowman was transformed by non ...

  4. 2001: A Space Odyssey - Wikipedia

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    2001: A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick. The screenplay was written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke . Its plot was inspired by several short stories optioned from Clarke, primarily " The Sentinel " (1951) and " Encounter in the Dawn " (1953). [ 3 ]

  5. Stargate (device) - Wikipedia

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    In 2001: A Space Odyssey, Arthur C. Clarke uses the term "Star Gate" for the large monolith "sentinel" TMA-2, which is a classic stargate portal to another part of the universe. [ 3 ] The basic stargate concept is that it has at least two devices in distant positions, and when active, the rings of each become similar to a physical, singular ...

  6. Space Odyssey - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. 2001: A Space Odyssey (novel) - Wikipedia

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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.

  8. A 'mysterious' mirrored monolith has appeared in Las Vegas ...

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    No, this isn't a scene from a remake of "2001: A Space Odyssey" titled "2024: A Las Vegas Odyssey," but it sure could be. Just like in the Stanley Kubrick sci-fi film, a "mysterious monolith" has ...

  9. Talk:2001: A Space Odyssey/Archive 9 - Wikipedia

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    Other many works of independent sources state the existence from 1951 of monolithic Slabs, on content and form, in the work of the painter George Yatrides, very similar to the monolith of " 2001 the a space odyssey ", as well as describe it diverse works of analysis between the others: " City of Grenoble " [31], " Who's Who in International Art ...