A rediscovery of Arthur Clarke's The Fountains of Paradise
Clarke has lived in Sri Lanka since 1956. His new
homeland is obviously the inspiration for his novel, and the space
elevator could well be his ultimate legacy.
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Star man who blew our minds
Born in 1939, he was educated at the University
of Ceylon, achieving a first-class honours degree in mathematics. He
won a Commonwealth scholarship to study at Trinity College,
Cambridge, and followed in the footsteps of his astronomer father,
an inspirational scholar whose books the young Wickramasinghe had
devoured.
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River wild
Kitulgala's claim to fame rests not only on the
high grade rapids for rafting aficionados, but also because The
Bridge on the River Kwai was shot here. The thick rainforest offers
a limitless bounty for the shutterbug.
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