Arthur C. Clarke was born in 1917 in Minehead, Somerset. His mother was Nora Clarke and his father was Charles Wright Clarke. He had two brothers, Frederick and Michael and one sister, Mary. There were many events that helped to shape him and his writing style. The first major event in his early life was his first plane ride. He went on a Avro 504 biplane with his mother in 1927, this ride remained in his mind forever, …showed first 75 words of 684 total…

…showed last 75 words of 684 total…C. Clarke. (www.acclarke.) This reflects the description of the technological devices in Clarke's books, from matter conversion to teleportation; he made it all seem magical. "When a distinguished but elderly scientist says that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he says it is impossible, he is very probably wrong." - Arthur C. Clarke. (www.acclarke.) This reflects Clarke himself, he stated impossibilities and then continually went past even his own expectations.