An innovative giant in the realm of science fiction, Sir Arthur C. Clarke, has died at the age of 90 in Sri Lanka. The English born Clarke will always be best known for his ground breaking film, "2001: A Space Odyssey." Clarke's collaboration with director Stanley Kubrick became a science fiction classic.

In his life, he wrote more than 80 fiction and non-fiction books, and was knighted for his work in literature. It never bothered Clarke that though his volume of work was immense, he was primarily remembered for his collaboration with Kubrick.

"It's better to be recognized for one thing, especially something of which I'm quite proud, than not to be recognized at all," Clarke told The L.A. Times in 1982.

He won numerous international awards for his writing, and did write three sequels to "2001: A Space Odyssey." He was a visionary, and foretold many technological breakthroughs, including the telecommunications satellite, which he invented. He was known as the "the godfather of the telecommunications satellite."

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