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Fundamentally, Clarke futurist, wl writer. mt famous conjectures involved proposal global satellite communication system. Th idea satellite communication rigor now, considered revolutionary 1945. Formally idea Franklin Institute, Clarke win coveted Stuart Ballantine Gold Medal 1963.
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