Sir Arthur Charles Clarke

British science fiction writer and inventor, and futurist.
He is

famous for his short stories and novels.

had a few stories published in fanzines, between 1937 and

1945, his first professional sale appeared in Astounding Science Fiction in 1946: "Loophole" was published in April.
Along with his writing Clarke briefly worked as Assistant Editor of Science Abstracts (1949) before devoting himself to writing full-time from 1951 onward.
In 1999, Clark received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II.

"Childhood's End" (1953), "The City and the Stars" (1956), "Rendezvous

with Rama" (1973), "The Fountains of Paradise" (1979).