The Sentinel and 2001 A Space Odyssey By

The Sentinel and 2001: A Space Odyssey By Jared Lampe

The Sentinel • By Arthur C. Clarke • First Published in 1951 in the magazine Ten Story Fantasy • Set in the Mare Crisium lunar mare • Set in the future • With Lunar expeditions and lunar bases

The Sentinel • First scientific expedition into the Mare Crisium. • A strange object in the distant. On top of a lunar mountain. • Narrator and a fellow scientist climb up • Discover an ancient alien artifact. • Signal device • Destroy the device at the end • Narrator ponders on the implications.

Arthur C. Clarke • Science Fiction Writer • Born: December 16, 1917 • Died: March 19, 2008 • Awards: Hugo Award, Nebula Award, John W. Campbell Memorial Award, Marconi Prize, and more. • Arthur C. Clark award: British award to the best science fiction novel in the UK the previous year.

2001: A space odyssey • Stanley Kubrick movie • Co-written with Arthur C. Clarke • Released in 1968 • Sequel: 2010: the Year We Make Contact • Great Influence on media • Music • Technology • Film

The Story • Four Parts: • 1. The Dawn of Man • 2. “The Sentinel” or TMA-1 • 3. Jupiter Mission • 4. Jupiter and Beyond the Infinite WTF Is Going On Here!!! Sup

The Story and the movie • Space Travel • Lunar Expeditions and Bases • Space Exploration • Evolution

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