Arthur C. Clarke Wikipedia. Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FRAS 1. December 1. 91. 7  1. March 2. 00. 8 was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist,Clarke lived in Sri Lanka from 1. Unawatuna on the south coast, and then in Colombo. The Sri Lankan government offered Clarke resident guest status in 1. He was held in such high esteem that when fellow science fiction writer Robert A. Heinlein came to visit, the Sri Lanka Air Force provided a helicopter to take them around the country. ABC interview with Clarke in which he describes a future of ubiquitous, internet enabled, personal computers. Cult Horror Movies The Golden Blaze. In the early 1. 97. Clarke signed a three book publishing deal, a record for a science fiction writer at the time. The first of the three was Rendezvous with Rama in 1. In a 1. 97. 4 taped interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, the interviewer asked Clarke how he believed the computer would change the future for the everyday person, and what life would be like around the year 2. Clarke accurately predicted many things that became reality, including online banking, online shopping, and other now commonplace things.