Arthur C. Clarke

9 books · 1953–1993 · Science Fiction, science fiction, non-fiction, science, space exploration, essays, speculative non-fiction, future studies

Bibliography

Childhood’s End cover1953Glide Path cover1963The Promise of Space cover1968Rendezvous with Rama cover1973The View from Serendip cover1978The Fountains of Paradise cover1979A Choice of Futures cover1984Tales from Planet Earth cover1990The Hammer of God cover1993

Themes

Philosophical IdeasHumanity's FutureSurvivaltechnologymilitaryaviationspace explorationfuture technologyscientific achievementSpace ExplorationFirst ContactHuman Survivalserendipitycosmic perspectiveEngineeringReligious Conflicthumanity's destinytechnology and progressoptimism vs. dystopiafuture societycosmichumanity

Key Concepts

space-exploration-history6radar-technology5ground-controlled-approach4human-technology-interaction3technological-optimism3science-fiction-legacy2alien-surveillance2alien-psychology2social-engineering2human-overlord-interaction2human-alien-interaction2overlord-surveillance2ground-controlled-descent2wartime-airfield-operations2nostalgia-and-loss2technological-transition2technology-failure2interplanetary-politics2alien-architecture2human-nature-interaction2