Remembering Arthur C. Clarke

Lankabhimanya Sir Arthur C. Clarke, considered as the father of the concept of extra-terrestrial, communication through geo-stationary satellites, was born in the 1917 at Meinhead in the U.K. He chose to live in Sri Lanka from 1956. Thus, he enriched Sri Lanka with his vision, writings and predictions and brought fame to this island for a period of over half a century until his demise on March 19, 2008.

Sir Arthur was known to many as a superb Science fiction writer. His fiction had a specialty.

Sir Arthur C. Clarke also functioned as the Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa from 1979 to 2002 over two decades. He was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Moratuwa in recognition of his achievements and services. Sir Arthur C. Clarke's demise is a great loss to Sri Lanka and to the world. His service to the nation will however remain forever etched in our annals.