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The Legacy of Arthur C Clarke (1917-2008) 15th Death Anniversary SLLS 110: The Legacy of Arthur C Clarke (1917-2008) by Dr Kavan Ratnatunga Date: Sunday, 19th March 2023 at 1300 GMT/1830 SLTime Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89470574300?pwd=SE9RMERjOU5idHE2NmtKbndrYU00UT09 Zoom meeting ID: 894 7057 4300 Passcode: arthur  Sir Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) is the world-famous scientist who made Sri Lanka his home for over 50 of his 90 years. Many persons worldwide inspired deeply by his science and science fiction books, knew of Sri Lanka as the far-distant exotic land where Clarke lived. He is most famous for the 1945 suggestion for global communications with geostationary satellites in what is now called the Clarke Orbit. The 1968 Stanley Kubrick and Arthur Clarke’s Film ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ is one of the Greatest Movies of All Time. He passed away 15 years ago on 2008 March 19th and will remain in the memory of all ...