At the present rate of progress, it is almost impossible to imagine any technical feat that cannot be achieved—if it can be achieved at all—within the next few hundred years.

—Arthur C. Clarke

About Arthur C. Clarke

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Sir Arthur Charles Clarke (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008) was an English science fiction writer, inventor, undersea explorer and TV series host.

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Human judges can show mercy. But against the laws of nature, there is no appeal.

—Arthur C. Clarke

It may be that the old astrologers had the truth exactly reversed, when they believed that the stars controlled the destinies of men. The time may come when men control the destinies of stars.

—Arthur C. Clarke

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There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.

—Arthur C. Clarke

How inappropriate to call this planet Earth when it is quite clearly Ocean.

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It has yet to be proven that intelligence has any survival value.

—Arthur C. Clarke

History

30 Mar 2016 Added
26 Oct 2026 Wording changed

Previous wording

At the present rate of progress, it is almost impossible to imagine any technical feat that cannot be achieved - if it can be achieved at all - within the next few hundred years.