What I Found On Arthur C Clarke’s Bookshelf in Sri Lanka

About this episode

The episode explores a visit to Arthur C Clarke's bookshelf in Sri Lanka, blending personal narrative with reflections on futurism.

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/what-i-found-on-arthur-c-clarkes-bookshelf-in-sri-lanka-71c602bc1fdc . So I was in Sri Lanka over the holiday season. It was part vacation and part business trip (one of my MIT classmates, Prasath, had started a company there that I invested in and I have been promising to visit for many years). Check more stories related to futurism at: https://hackernoon.com/c/futurism . You can also check exclusive content about #science-fiction , #space , #arthur-c-clarke , #satellite-technology , #space-exploration , and more. This story was written by: @rizstanford . Learn more about this writer by checking @rizstanford's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com .

People in this episode

Guest: rizstanford

Topics covered

• Arthur C Clarke
• Sri Lanka
• futurism
• science fiction
• space exploration

Keywords

• Arthur C Clarke
• Sri Lanka
• futurism
• science fiction
• space exploration
• satellite technology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: HackerNoon, MIT

Books & works: What I Found On Arthur C Clarke’s Bookshelf in Sri Lanka, futurism, science-fiction, space, arthur-c-clarke, satellite-technology, space-exploration

Places: Sri Lanka

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