Let's start working on Arthur C. Clarke's book.
Before reading the book, try to find the following information.
Fill in the author's chart:
- Name:
- Date of birth:
- Place of birth:
- Date of death:
- Occupations:
- Main works:
DEADLINE:
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ResponderEliminarÁlvaro Sánchez Iriarte
Name: his full name is Arthur Charles Clarke
Date of birth: he was born December 16, 1917
Place of birth: He was born in Minehead, England. In Somerset.
Date of death: He death March 19, 2008, in Sri Lanka
Occupations: He was writer and also he was a good scientist.
Main works: his main works are “Cita con rama” and “Odisea especial”.
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ResponderEliminarDesirée Núñez Cabanillas
Arthur Charles Clarke
16 of December in 1917
In Minehead, Somerset, England
19 of March in 2008
He was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist
He was a author
EXTRA CREDIT: can you find any music about The Songs of Distant Earth?
Yes, I can. The album “The Songs of Distant Earth” of Mike Oldfield is based on this book.
NOELIA ROLDÁN RUIZ . 1/A.
ResponderEliminarNAME: Arthur Charles Clarke.
DATE OF BIRTH: He was born in 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH: He was born in Somerset (England).
DATE OF DEATH: He died the 19 march of 2008 en Colombo.
OCCUPATIONS: He was writer, he has made many radio and televisión appearances.
MAIN WORKS: He served in the Royal Air Force as a Technical officer.
Marina Victoria Núñez Bono 1ªA Bachillerato
ResponderEliminar-Name: Arthur Charles ClarKe.
-Date of birth: He was born in 1917.
-Place of birth: He was born in Somerset, England.
-Date of death: He died on March 19, 2008.
-Ocupations: Arthur C. Clarke, was integrated to the Forces Áereas Royas as a Technical Official. He was writing stories of science ficción and articles, and was travelling very much.
-Main works: Some of his best-known titles are the short stories "The Sentinel", "The Star ", "The Transit of Earth ", and "The Nine billions of God's Names ".
His many successful novels include Childhood's End (1953), Rendezvous with Rama (1973), and the Imperial Earth (1975).
His greatest success is probably a 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - he wrote the novel and co-authored the screenplay for the famous Stanley Kubrick film.
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ResponderEliminarCarlos Pérez Calderón
The Songs of Distant Earth
• Name: Sir Arthur Charles Clarke
• Date of birth: 16 December 1917
• Place of birth: Minehead, Somerset, United Kingdom
• Date of death: 19 March 2008
• Occupations: Author, Inventor
• Main works: Childhood's End, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Rendezvous with Rama, The Fountains of Paradise
EXTRA CREDIT: can you find any music about The Songs of Distant Earth?
Clarke's novel, Songs of Distant Earth, was the theme for an album of the same name released by ambient musician Mike Oldfield, the creator of the 1973 album Tubular Bells. Most of the sections in the album are named after elements of the novel, such as "The Sunken Forest". The inlay/sleevenotes include a short piece written by Clarke. Oldfield also used other titles from Clarke's work for songs, including "Sentinel" and "Sunjammer", on Tubular Bells II.
P.S.: Maybe I'm the first? wuuu
• Name: Arthur Charles Clarke
ResponderEliminarFernando Lobo Delgado 1º bach A
• Date of birth: 16 December 1917
• Place of birth: Minehead, Somerset, United Kingdom
• Date of death: Colombo, Sri Lanka
• Occupations: Author, Inventor
• Main works: The sentinel, 2001: a space odisey
Jesús Gerada Ojeda 1º Bach. A
ResponderEliminarThe Songs of Distant Earth
Actividades sobre el autor del libro de lectura de inglés para el día 23-1-2009:
· Name: His complete name is Arthur Charles Clarke.
· Date of birth: He was born on December 16, 1997.
· Place of birth: The site where he was born was in Minehead ( England ).
· Date of death: When he died was March 19, 2008.
· Occupations: Some of his occupations were: the astronomy, the photography, the submarine exploration…..
· Main works: He served in the Royal Air Force as specialist in radars, he practised several years as president of the Interplanetary British Society (BIS), was a commentator of the CBS, he wrote books of science-fiction…..
Antonio Blanco Garcia 1c
ResponderEliminarName: Arthur C.Clarke's
Date of birth: 16 december 1917
Place of birth: in Minehead
Date of death: March 19, 2008
Occupations: Arthur C. Clarke was a British scientist and writer. Author of works of popular science and science fiction, as the sentinel or appointment Branch and co-screenwriter of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Main works: The site works as a branch or appointment and co-screenwriter of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
EXTRA CREDIT: Plot Summary
The story is set 1,500 years in the future, on the faraway oceanic planet of Thalassa. Thalassa was populated by humans with an embryonic seed pod, sent out from Earth in a last attempt to continue the human race's existence. Unlike Clarke's other works, this piece focuses on characterization and emotional development, instead of technological change. In some sense, it was written as a response to critics who attacked his writings as cold and impersonal.
It starts with an introduction to the native Thalassan's – Mirissa, an attractive marine biologist; her de facto partner, Brant; and other friends and family. Their peaceful existance comes to an end with the appearance of Magellan, a spaceship from Earth containing one million colonists put into cryonic suspension.
The events leading up to the race to save the human race are explained through the book in flashbacks. Scientists in the 1960s discover that the neutrino emissions from the sun – a result of the nuclear reactions that fuel the star – were far diminished from expected physical levels. Less than a decade later, it is confirmed – the problem is not with their equipment. The sun is due to go nova around the year AD 3600.
The human race's technology advances enough for various factions to send out pods containing human and mammalian embryos, along with robot "parents," to planets that are considered habitable. Sending live humans was ruled out; scientists and mathematicians proving that the invention of the Quantum drive, essential to give humans the required speed to travel such great distances, was impossible. Seed pods continue to be sent out across the galaxy, and less than a hundred years before the sun is set to go nova, a mistake was uncovered; a minus sign had been accidentally converted to a plus, and the Quantum drive was indeed possible. The time remaining meant that only one ship could be built and sent to the stars: the Magellan.
Thalassa's only connection with Earth was a single communication dish, which was destroyed during a volcanic eruption, and not repaired. Magellan stops at Thalassa to replenish the mammoth ice shield that prevented micrometeors from damaging the ship. Thalassa was the obvious choice for such an operation, as the planet was 95% water, before the space vessel continues on to its destination, the planet Sagan 2.
A semi-sentient life form is discovered beneath Thalassa'a oceans, which were named Scorps. They are similar to Earth's own sea scorpions, or the eurypterids, only much larger. The discovery of their race was prompted by the frequent event of robots designed to seek out fish going missing; the Scorps interfered with these pieces of technology in order to gain the precious metal they were made from in order to make bands of honour and rank. The Scorps were proven farmers, and had created their own village out of underwater rock caves.
Some of the crew aboard the Magellan begin to consider mutiny, wanting to stay in the secure environment of Thalassa, rather than risk the unknown for a planet that may or may not be habitable. The situation is solved just before take-off – the mutineers are left with the Thalassans, while the rest of their colleagues continue on to Sagan 2.
The book finishes with Mirissa sending messages to her lover aboard Magellan, showing him their son, whom he will not see until both Mirissa and her son are long returned to dust. Mirissa's last clear sight when she is old is of the fading star that is the Magellan.
The novel explores the impact of this reunion, documenting the efforts of the Magellan crew to repair their ship, and most poignantly, the growth of love amidst the barriers of distance and time.
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ResponderEliminarMarigracia Morales Najas.
Name: Arthur C. Clarke
Date of birth: 16 december 1917
Place of birth: Minehead, England.
Date of death: 19 March 2008
Occupations: He was a writer.
Main works:
* The exploration of space (1951)
* Prelude to space (1951)
* The sands of Mars (1951)
* The deep range (1957)
* Tales from the White Hart (1957)
* The other side of the Sky (1958)
* Boy beneath the sea (1958)
* Across the sea of stars (1959)
* Reach for tomorrow (1962)
* Tales from ten worlds (1962)
* Profiles of the future (1962)
* The nine billion names of God (1967)
* 2001: A Space odissey (1968)
* Meeting with Medusa (1971)
* Into space (1972)
* The lost worlds of 2001 (1972)
* Report on planet three (1972)
* Rendezvous with Rama (1973)
* The gost from the grand banks (1990)
* The garden of Rama (1991)
* 3001: The final Odyssey (1996)
* Greetings, carbon-based bipeds! (1999)
* The trigger (2000)
* Sunstorm , 2005 (with Stephen Baxter)
* Firstborn , 2007 (with Stephen Baxter)
Extra credit: This it is the link:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=8NcIbt69UVs&feature=related
The singer is Mike Oldfield. The name of the song is Tubular World.
Cristina García Lorente
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The Songs of de Distant Earth
- Name: Arthur C.Clarke
- Date of birth: 16 Deecember in 1917
- Place of birth: Minhead, Somerset
- Date of death: 19 March in 2008 in Colombo (the capital of Sri Lanka)
- Occupations: He wrote novels, statements for example “The songs of distant earth”.
- Main works: Official of the RFA, He was an instructor of radar in the British aviation, It he dealed studies of physical and mathematics, president of the society interplantaria British.
Alberto Gonzalez Montañés A 1
ResponderEliminarName: Arthur Charles Clarke
Date of Birth: December 16, 1917
Birthplace: Minehead, Somerset (England)
Date of death: March 19, 2008
Occupations: writer and scientist
Major works: The city and the stars (1956) ,The Sentinel (1983) ,The evening standard , among many others.
The Songs of Distant Earth
ResponderEliminar• Name: Arthur C. Clarke
• Date of birth: November 16th, 1917
• Place of birth: Minehead (England)
• Date of death: March 19th, 2008
• Occupations: science fiction autor,inventor and futurist
• Main works: his most famous novel: 2001: A Space Odyssey. Other important Works: Childhood’s End, Rendezvous with Rama, The Fountains of Paradise
NOMBRE: Nicolás Gelabert Martin
CURSO: 1ºA
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ResponderEliminarMari Paz Del Toro Lagares
The Songs of Distant Earth
Name: Sir Arthur Charles Clarke.
Date of birth: He born in 1917, 16 of December.
Place of birth: He born in Minehead, Somerset( United Kingdom).
Date of dead: He dead in 2008,19 of March, in Colombo( Sri Lanka).
Occupations: He was writter , inventor and scientist.
Main Works: His main works are” The sentinel” ,“Rendezvous with Rama” and “A Space Odyssey”.
Extra Cridit: can you find any music about The Songs of Distant Earth?
Yes, I find a CD of Mike oldfield called The Songs of Distant Earth. This songs are:
1.- In the Beginning
2.- Let There Be Light
3.-Supernova
4.- Magellan
5.- First Landing
6.- Oceania
7.- Only Time Will Tell
8.-Prayer for the Earth
9.-Lament for Atlantis
10.-The Chamber
11.-Hibernaculum
12.-Tubular World
13.-The Shining Ones
14.-Crystal Clear
15.-The Sunken Forest
16.-Ascension
17.-A New Beginning
Fernando Ortega Mesas 1º Bachillerato C
ResponderEliminarThe Songs of Distant Earth
Let's start working on Arthur C. Clarke's book.
Before reading the book, try to find the following information.
Fill in the author's chart:
Name: Sir Arthur Charles Clarke.
Date of birth: The 16th of December, 1917.
Place of birth: Minehead, Somerset (England).
Date of death: The 19th of March, 2008.
Occupations: Writer of science fiction and futurist, Inventor, Television commentator and Co-Scriptwriter.
Main works:
Expedition to the Earth, including "The Sentinel" (1953).
Profiles of the Future (1962).
Rendezvous with Rama (1973).
Spatial odyssey:
- 2001: A spatial odyssey (1968).
- 2010: Odyssey two (1982).
- 2061: Odyssey three (1987).
- 3001: Final Odyssey (1997).
The world is one, on the history of the telecommunications (1992).
Childhood's End (1953).
The fountains of the paradise (1979).
EXTRA CREDIT: can you find any music about The Songs of Distant Earth? Yes, "The Songs of Distant Earth" is the name of one of Mike´s Oldfield albumes.Here, there is a link to listen to one of the songs of this album: http://www.zshare.net/audio/544761085601c63d/
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ResponderEliminarPABLO MORENO JIMÉNEZ
Name: The name of the writer is Arthur Charles Clark.
Date of birth: He was born in 16th of December, in 1917.
Place of birth: He was born in Minehead, Somerset, in United Kingdom.
Date of death: He died in 19th of March, in 2008.
Occupations: He was writer and scientific.
Main works: His main works are “A Space Odyssey” and “Rendezvous with Rama”, between manyothers.
Can you find any music about The Songs of Distant Earth?
I have found some songs of “The Songs of Distant Earth”, as “Let There Be Light” (http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=qJJmS-HY234) or “Hibernaculum” (http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=insnme8abgs).
Víctor Ruiz 1ºC
ResponderEliminarArthur Charles Clarke
He was born on 16 of Decembre 1917
The place where he was born is Minehead (England)
He died on 19 of March 2008 in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Author of works of popular science and science-fiction
Their principal works were Rendezvous with Rama and The Fountains of Paradise
“The songs of distant earth” is the title of the CD composed by Mike Oldfield in 1994, where we can find the song Tubular World. The CD is electronic, with utilization of computers. Always he has utilized the computers for his songs and he wanted puts the name of the Mike C. Clarke’s novel for the creation of the sonorous band of the science-fiction book. He says that this song is to listen the Clarke’s book. It is a CD about spaceships, travels for the Universe and magic. The CD was successful in Spain in 1994.
Here you are the song:
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=8NcIbt69UVs
ALEJANFRO PERNIA CARO
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• Name: his name is Arthur Charles Clarke.
• Date of birth: he was born on the sixtennth of December, 1917 .
• Place of birth: he was born in Minehead(England) .
• Date of death: he die in the nineteenth of march, 2008.
• Occupations: he was a writter and a scientist. He was interested in astronomy and he worked for the royal air force with radars.
• Main works: he wrote science fiction novels.
• Prelude to Space (1951)
• Childhood's End (1953)
• The City and the Stars (1956)
• A Fall of Moondust (Hugo nominated) (1961)
• 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
• Rendezvous with Rama (Hugo and Nebula Award) (1972)
• A Meeting with Medusa (Nebula Award for best novella) (1972)
• Imperial Earth (1975)
• The Fountains of Paradise (Hugo and Nebula Award) (1979)
• The Songs of Distant Earth (1986)
• The Light of Other Days (2000) (with Stephen Baxter)
• The Other Side of the Sky (1958)
• The Nine Billion Names of God (1967)
• The Wind from the Sun (1972)
• The Best of Arthur C. Clarke (1973)
• The Sentinel (1983)
• The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke (2001
Sixto Díaz Llacer 1º Bachillerato C
ResponderEliminarName: Arthur C. Clarke
Date of birth: December 16, 1917
Place of birth: Minehead (England)
Date of death: March 19, 2008
Occupations: British scientist and writer.
Main works: The sentry or Meeting with Branch, and An odyssey of the space.
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ResponderEliminarThe Songs of Distant Earth
Name: His name is Arthur C. Clarke.
Date of birth: He was born on 16th of December in 1917.
Place of birth: He was born in Minehead, Somerset, England.
Date of death: And he died on 19 of March in 2008, when he was 90 years old in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Occupations: He was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist. He loved the sciences like maths and physics. He studied astronomy too, and a satellite has got his name. At the end he acted in some series on TV.
Main works: His famous works are for example the novel “A Space Odyssey” in 2001, the The Fountains of Paradise in 1979, Rendezvous with Rama in 1973, The City and the Stars (1956), The Sentinel in 1948, The Songs of the Distant Earth (1986),…
Virginia Buzon Quintero 1ªbachillerato A.
ResponderEliminarName:Arthur C.Clarke.
Date of birth:16 of December of 1917.
Place of birth:In Minehead (Inglaterra).
Date of death:19 of March of 2008.
Occupations:Study mathematical and physics in the prestigious King´s College of London, studies that finalized with honors.Also it exerted several years like president of the British Interplanetary Society.
Main works:Preludio al espacio, 1951
Las arenas de Marte, 1951
Islas en el cielo, 1952
El fin de la infancia, 1953
Expedición a la Tierra, 1953
Claro de Tierra, 1955
Alcanza el mañana, 1956
La ciudad y las estrellas, 1956
En las profundidades, 1957
Cuentos de la taberna del Ciervo Blanco, 1957
Relatos de diez mundos, 1961
Naufragio en el mar selenita, 1961
2001: Una odisea espacial, 1968
El viento del Sol: relatos de la era espacial, 1972
Cita con Rama, 1973
Regreso a Titán, 1975
Fuentes del paraíso, 1979
2010: Odisea dos, 1982
Cánticos de la lejana tierra, 1986
Venus Prime, 1987
2061: Odisea tres, 1987
Rama II, 1989
Tras la caída de la noche, 1990
El espectro del Titanic, 1990
Rama revelada, 1991
El mundo es uno, 1992
El martillo de Dios, 1993
El jardín de Rama, 1994
3001: Odisea final, 1996
Luz de otros días, 2000
El ojo del tiempo, 2007
The best military science fiction of the 20th century (con Philip K. Dick)
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ResponderEliminarESTER TEJEDO DURÁN
•Name: Arthur Charles Clarke
•Date of birth: 16th December 1917
•Place of birth: Minehead, Somerset England
•Date of death: 19th March 2008
•Occupations: he was writer; also he was interested in science and science fiction.
•Main works: ”the Sentinel”, “the Star”, “Transit of Earth”, “the Nine Billion Names of God” and “A space Odyssey”.
The songs of distant earth Mike Oldfield
http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=5esUhKSc2ZM
Carmen María de la Fuente Rodríguez 1º A
ResponderEliminarLet's start working on Arthur C. Clarke's book.
Before reading the book, try to find the following information.
Fill in the author's chart:
• Name: Arthur Charles Clarke.
• Date of birth: 16 of December in 1917.
• Place of birth: In Somerset, England.
• Date of death: 19 of March in 2008.
• Occupations: He was a British writer of popular science and science fiction, as well as inventor, and television commentator.
• Main works:
¤ Some of his best-know titles are the short stories “The Sentinel”, “The Star”, “Transit of Earth”, and “The Nine Billion Names of God”.
¤ His many successful novels incluye Childhood´s End (1953), Rendezvous whit Rama (1973), and Imperial Earth (1975).
¤ His greatest success is probable 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968).
ALICIA GARCIA GOMEZ 1º A
ResponderEliminar1. His name is Arthur Charles Clarke.
2. He was born on 16th December 1917
3. He was born in Minehead (England)
4. He died on 19th March 2008
5. He was writer and scientist
6.
7. One song of “The songs of Distant Earth” is: "In the Beginning"
Cristina Pérez Laborda
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The Songs of Distant Earth
Let's start working on Arthur C. Clarke's book.
Before reading the book, try to find the following information.
Fill in the author's chart:
• Name: Arthur C. Clarke.
• Date of birth: 16 de diciembre de 1917.
• Place of birth: Minehead, Somerset (Reino Unido).
• Date of death: 19 de marzo de 2008.
• Occupations: He was a writer and an inventor.
• Main works: Author of works of scientific spreading and of science fiction, El centinela or Cita con Rama and co-scriptwriter of 2001: Una odisea del espacio.
Mejor novela Cita con Rama and Fuentes del paraíso.
Other novels:
1951: Preludio al espacio, 1951: Las arenas de Marte, 1952: Islas en el cielo, 1953: El fin de la infancia, 1955: Claro de Tierra, 1956: La ciudad y las estrellas, 1957: En las profundidades, 1961: Naufragio en el mar selenita, 1975: Regreso a Titán.
EXTRA CREDIT: can you find any music about The Songs of Distant Earth?
Sandra Ruiz Merchán 1ºBach.C
ResponderEliminar# Name:Arthur Charles Clarke
# Date of birth:he was born on 16 of december in 1917
# Place of birth: he was born in Minehead (england)
# Date of death: on19 of march in 2008 in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
# Occupations: he was writer and scientific
# Main works: he is the author of some popular science and science fiction books like "the sentinel" or "cita con Rama". he is co-screenwriter of "A Space Odyssey".
1º Bach Adrián Guerra de la Corte
ResponderEliminar• Name: Arthur Charles Clarke
• Date of birth: He was born in 1917
• Place of birth: He was born on Somerset. England
• Date of death: He dead in 2008
• Occupations: He was a writer and an inventor
• Main works: He served in the Royal Air Force as a Technical Officer
CARLOS MEJÍAS CRUZ
ResponderEliminar1º BACHILLERARO C
Name: Sir Arthur Charles Clarke
Date of birth: He was born 16th December 1917.
Place of birth: In Minehead (England)
Date of death: He died 19th March 2008 in Colombo (Sri Lanka).
Occupations: He was a British writer and scientific.
Main works: His main works are Earthlight (1955), A Fall of Moondust
( 1961),Rendezvous with Rama(1973) and The Fountains of Paradise(1979).
Based in “The Sentinel”(1951) he prepared with S. Kubrick the movie script of “2001: A Space Odyssey”.
ALBA Mª HERNÁNDEZ PEÑALVER (1ºBACHILLERATO C)
ResponderEliminarName: Arthur C. Clarke
Date of birth: 16 of December in 1917
Place of birth: Somerset , England.
Date of death: 19 of March in 2008
Occupations:
Clarke was writer and inventor, also he has made many radio and television
Main works:
he has writed many short stories, for example “the star““transit of Earth” and “the nine Billion Names of God”
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ResponderEliminarMarta Mª Camacho Uceda, la de antes soy yo
Name: Arthur Charles Clarke
Date of birth: 16 decembre 1917
Place of birth: Minehead (Inlgaterra)
Date of death: 19 march 2008
Occupations: writer and inventor
Main works: “Odisea espacial”, “Regreso a Titán” and “Cita con Rama”
Name: mike oldfield
ResponderEliminarDate of birth: 15 may 1953
Place of birth: reading , enlgand
Date of death : 18 de marzo 2008
Occupations: : compositor,musico,productor
Main works: Virgen records
Warner music
mercury records
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Sandra Carmona Rodríguez 1ºA.
ResponderEliminar-Name: Arthur Charles Clarke.
-Date of birth: 16th December 1917.
-Place of birth: Minehead (Inglaterra).
-Date of death: 18th March 2008.
-Occupations: He was a music, producer and writer.
-Main works: The Sentinel, Venus Prime, El espectro del Titanic.
Laura Carracedo Pandelet 1ºA
ResponderEliminarName: Arthur C.Clarke
Date of birth: he was born in 1971.
Place of birth: he was born in Somerset, England.
Date of death: 19.03.2008
Ocupations: he was a writer
main works: The short stories "The sentinel", "The star","Transit of Earth" and "The Nine Billion Names of God". Novels Childhood's End, Rendezvous with Rama, and Imperial Earth.A Space Odyssey. A book Theree Laws.
Jesús Rodríguez Sousa 1A
ResponderEliminar# Name:Arthur Charles Clarke
# Date of birth:16 of December, 1917
# Place of birth:Minehead (England)
# Date of death:19 of March,2008
# Occupations:writer and scientist
# Main works:1952: 1952: Islands in the sky - 1956: It reaches the tomorrow 1961: Statements of ten worlds
Adrián Ladeza González
ResponderEliminarName:Arthur Charles Clarke
Date of birth:december 16th , 1917
Place of birth:Minehead(England)
Date of death:19th Mars, 2008
Occupations:British science fiction author, inventor,
Main works:Childhood's End
2001: A Space Odyssey
Rendezvous with Rama
The Fountains of Paradise
PEDRO BROCA SAA 1º A
ResponderEliminarTHE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH
Name: Arthur Charles Clarke.
Date of birth: sixteenth December 1917.
Place of birth: in Minehead (England).
Date of death: 19 march 2008 in colombo (Sri Lanka).
Occupations: Writer and Inventor.
Main works: Odisea espacial y Cita con Rama.
MARTA POLO ROBLES 1ºBach. A
ResponderEliminarName: Arthur Charles Clarke
Date of birth: 16 december 1917
Place of birth: Somerset, England.
Date of death: 19 march 2008
Ocupations: He studied mathematics and physics, he worked in the Air Forces, but he became famous by his interventions in television and his books.
Main works: He has written books very famous on the astrology. And he won many prizes.
1º Bach. C Álvaro Jiménez López-Rey
ResponderEliminarLet's start working on Arthur C. Clarke's book.
Before reading the book, try to find the following information.
Fill in the author's chart:
•Name: Sri Lankabhimanya Sir Arthur Charles Clarke
•Date of birth: 16th December 1917
•Place of birth: Minehead, Somerset (England, United Kingdom)
•Date of death: 19th March 2008 (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
•Occupations: He was a writer and the co-scriptwriter of `2001 : A Space Odyssey´ (the film from Arthur´s novel) with Stanley Kubrick. Also, he was an inventor and he worked as a host and commentator in the British television series Mysterious World. Clarke served in the Royal Air Force as a radar instructor and technician from 1941 to 1946, he was chairman of the British Interplanetary Society from 1947 to 1950 and again in 1953.
•Main works: He was the author of many popular science books, like `The Sentinel´, `Rendezvous with Rama´or his most famous novel `2001 : A Space Odyssey´.
EXTRA CREDIT : can you find any music about The Songs of Distant Earth?
These are the songs of the CD `Songs of distant Earth´, by Mike Oldfield, I think they are enough (if you want to listen to the music, just copy the link on the right and paste it on your Internet searcher):
1. "In the Beginning" – 1:24 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=gHMbQ23k98s
2. "Let There Be Light" – 4:52 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=qJJmS-HY234
3. "Supernova" – 3:29 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=cvskb8UQgMU
4. "Magellan" – 4:41 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=eGKq60x3EAM
5. "First Landing" – 1:16
6. "Oceania" – 3:27 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=DStiu3F3gCM&feature=PlayList&p=7EC042300A0DF65F&index=17
7. "Only Time Will Tell" – 4:19 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=9jSQrOuYn2w
8. "Prayer for the Earth" – 2:10 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=X8h4hc-2R-k
9. "Lament for Atlantis" – 2:44 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=hKmhsUgVtiA
10. "The Chambers" – 1:49 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxFV7W7v8h8&feature=related
11. "Hibernaculum" – 3:32 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=insnme8abgs
12. "Tubular World" – 3:23 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=8NcIbt69UVs
13. "The Shining Ones" – 2:59 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=C7RCWWTAEkk
14. "Crystal Clear" – 5:42 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=jYwB5KFf3w4
15. "The Sunken Forest" – 2:39 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=3Na20X-hauk
16. "Ascension" – 5:48 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=OCyP4Qkp2Bw
17. "A New Beginning" – 1:33 http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=KTyb1CIAjCU
MIGUEL BOMBÍN GÓMEZ 1º C
ResponderEliminar- His name is ARTHUR CHARLES CLARKE.
- He was born on 16th December, 1917 in Minehead (England).
- He died on 19th March, 2008 in Colombo (Sri Lanka).
- He was a famous science fiction author, an inventor and a scientist.
- Main work: “ Prelude to Space” (1951)
“Childhood´s End” (1953)
“The City and the stars” (1956)
“A fall of Moondust” (1961)
“2001: A space odyssey” (1968)
“Imperial Earth” (1975)
“The songs of Distant Earth” (1986)
-I have sent the music to your e-mail.
Marta Ortiz Rodríguez 1ºC
ResponderEliminar*Name: Arthur Charles Clarke.
*Date of birth: He was born on 16 December in 1917.
*Place of birth: He was born in Minehead, United Kingdom.
*Date of death: He died on 19 March in 2008.
*Occupations: He was writer and English scientist.
*Main works: He wrote several works: “The Sentinel”, “The end of the childhood” and “An odyssey of the space”.
*EXTRA CREDIT: can you find any music about The Songs of Distant Earth? The disc is called “The song of Distant Earth” and it of Mike Oldfield.
Jesús Bermudo García
ResponderEliminar1º Bachillerato C
The Songs of Distant Earth
Let's start working on Arthur C. Clarke's book. Before reading the book, try to find the following information. Fill in the author's chart:
Name: Sir Arthur Charles Clarke.
Date of birth: 16 December 1917.
Place of birth: Clarke was born in Minehead, Somerset (England).
Date of death: 19 March 2008.
Occupations:
He was a science fiction author
He was an inventor.
He was a futurist.
He was co-writer of 2001: A Space Odyssey (one of their most famous novels), it was written in collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick, a collaboration which also produced the film of the same name.
He was a host and commentator in the British television series Mysterious World.
After secondary school and studying at Huish’s Grammar School, Taunton, he was unable to
afford a university education and got a job as an auditor in the pensions section of the Board Education.
Clarke served in the Royal Air Force as a radar instructor and technician from 1941-1946.
Clarke became the chairman of The British Interplanetary Society from 1947-1950 and again in 1953.
Later, he was an advocate of preserving the lowland gorilla.
Main works:
Childhood's End (1953)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Rendezvous with Rama (1972)
The Fountains of Paradise (1979)
Virignia Valiente Rosa. 1º C
ResponderEliminarName:Arthur Charles Clarke
Date of birth:16 December 1917
Place of birth: he was born in Minehead, Somerset, England.
Date of death:19 March 2008
Occupations:was a British science fiction author, inventor, and futurist,
Main works:The Phantom of the opera, Sally´s
Phone and Dracula.
Sandra Ruiz Merchán 1ºBach.C
ResponderEliminar1. What has the Tibet monastery been doing for three hundred years? the lamas of the tibet monastery have been making a list which contain all the possible names of God.
2. What kind of alphabet do they use to write the names of God? they use an alphabet that they have invented. they can write all these names with not more than nine letters.
3. With the help of the machine, how long will they take to accomplish their purpose? they will finish the list in a hundred days.
4. What does Dr Wagner think of the Lama’s idea? Dr. Wagner thinks that the lamas has been patientily making a list of meaningless words.
5. What was the real purpose of bringing electricity to the monastery? the real purpose of bringing electricity to the monastery is to have motors to drive the prayer wheels
6. What was the high lama’s name? the high lama´s name is Sam
7. According to the lama’s beliefs, what is the reason for Man’s existence? to find the 9 billions names of God.
8. What do YOU think it happens at the end of the story? i think that at the end of the story, when the stars went out everything ends
* Spanish:dios
* German:gott
* Italian:dio
* French:dieu
* Polish:bóg
* Swedish: gud
* Chinese:上帝
Ana Perez Valencia.1ºBachillerato C.
ResponderEliminarTHE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH
1. The Tibet monastery has been making a list wich will contain all the possible names of God.
2. They use an alphahet that they have invented.
3. They will finish the list in a hundred days.
4. Dr.Wagner thinks that the Lamas has been patiently making the lists of meaningless words.
5. To have motors to drive the prayer wheek.
6. Sand.
7. I think that at the end of the story the world finishes.
8. GOD:
Spanish: dios
German : gott
Italian: dio
Franch: dieu
Polish: bóg
Swedish: gud
Chinese: 上帝
Maria Díaz Hervás 1ºBach.C
ResponderEliminarName:His name is Arthur Charles Clarke
Date of birth:He was born on 16th of December in 1917
Place of birth: He was born in Mainhead (England)
Date of death: He died on 19th of March in 2008 in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
Occupations: He was a writer and a britain scientist.
Main works: "El centinela" and "Cita con Rama".
María Martínez Fernández 1ºbachillerato C
ResponderEliminar-Name:Arthur C.Clarke
-Date of birth: 16th December 1917
-Place of birth: Somerset (England)
-Date of death: 19th March 2008, in Colombo (Sri Lanka)
-Occupations: He was a scientist, he invented rockets,telescopes and wireless sets. He was a technical officer in the Royal Air Force. He worked for radio and television and as a lecturer, but he was famous as a science fiction writer.
-Main works:
"The Sentinel", "Transist of Earth", "The Nine Million Names of God", "Childhood's End", "Rendezvous with Rama", Imperial Earth" and "A Space Odyssey" (he co-authored the famous scream play film with Stanley Kubrick).