I listened to an old recording of a LTUE symposium several decades old. These are comments from a female professor at BYU.

• She met Clark at a world convention in England.
• Born in England.
• Read more and more at age 10.
• Got box on story magazines had made a big influence in his life.
• Age 12 built a telescope out of mechanical parts
• Age13 torn between sciences and science fiction
• 17 joined the scientific society.
• 19 got civil service job.
• He became a founding member of sf society.
• Nick name was ego. Sign byline Arthur ego Clark
• Believed communication satellites can help mankind. (Paraphrase)
• He got a degree in physics in 2 yrs.
• Received several Hugo and nebulas
• His most prized award = who did the most to popularize science.
• 2001 space odyssey movie took 4 yrs. to make.

Clark had a keen interest in space flight and felt it should be a combined effort rather than done by separate countries.