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Arthur C. Clarke was reputably one of the best Science Fiction writers. He got started in Science Fiction by the people that lived in his hometown. They helped him discover his scientific potential thus influencing the writings of his later years. Arthur Charles Clarke was born in Minehead, Somerset, England on the 16th of December 1917. His dads name was Charles Wright Clarke and his mothers name was Mary Nora Clarke. He had two brothers Frederick William and Michael Neal; also he had one sister named Mary Nora. He attended Huish’s Grammar School in Taunton, England from 1928 to 1936. (Meredith 50) In 1936 he moved to London where he experimented with astronautical data for the British Interplanetary Society. (Bianchi 1) In 1941 Clarke joined the royal air force there he became a radar instructor. During this time he wrote an article called “Extra-Terrestrial Relays”. In this he predicted the satellite system that is still used today. (Meredith 50) The orbit he predicted that the satellites would orbit at is still referred to The International Astronomical Union as The Clark Orbit. It is at 42,000 kilometers above the earth. (Bianchi 1) In 1946 he was discharged from the Royal Air Force. Then he enrolled at the University