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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]
The University of Moratuwa is an independent state university in Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka overlooking Bolgoda Lake. It was established as the University of Moratuwa (UoM), Sri Lanka on 22 December 1978 under the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 and operates under the general direction of the University Grants Commission.
In 1986, Clarke provided a grant to fund the prize money (initially £1,000) for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for the best science fiction novel published in the United Kingdom in the previous year. In 2001 the prize was increased to £2001, and its value now matches the year (e.g., £2005 in 2005).
Ranmuthu Duwa (English: Island of Treasures) was the first colour full-length Sinhalese language film to be produced in Sri Lanka in 1962.It was co-produced by Shesha Palihakkara, Arthur C. Clarke and directed by Mike Wilson, who also made his debut as a feature director.
The Trigger is a 1999 science fiction novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Michael P. Kube-McDowell. It is an attempt to explore the social impact of technological change. It is an attempt to explore the social impact of technological change.
The View from Serendip is a collection of essays and anecdotes by Arthur C. Clarke, first published in 1977.The pieces include Clarke's experiences with diving, Sri Lanka, his relationships with other science fiction authors such as Isaac Asimov, and other personal memoirs.
The story was also published as "The Reckless Ones". The piece was later published as the second story in Clarke's collection Tales from the White Hart. [1] Science fiction scholar Gary Westfahl writes that machines malfunctioning with unexpected consequences are a recurring motif in Clarke's writing, and lists "Big Game Hunt" as an example. [2]
The final section is an appendix containing an index of Clarke's stories, letters and articles published in Astounding and Analog between 1938 and 1987. Clarke e recalls events of his own life interspersed with reviews of various stories published in the magazine and discussions of its first three editors, Harry Bates , F. Orlin Tremaine and ...