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Also Known As	Sir Arthur Charles Clarke
Born	December 16, 1917 • Minehead • England
Died	March 19, 2008 (aged 90) • Colombo • Sri Lanka
Notable Works	“2010: Odyssey Two” • “The Coast of Coral” • “The Last Theorem”

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