Space Odyssey Monolith
The science fiction monolith is constructed with semisynthetic organic amorphous and solid plastic materials.
Space odyssey monolith. What do you think. The response of the characters to their discovery drives the plot of the series. Monoliths are machines built by an unseen extraterrestrial species that are described in arthur c.
A space odyssey was originally not a mysterious black slab. Clarke s space odyssey monoliths are machines built by an unseen extraterrestrial species. It also influences the fictional history of the series particularly by encouraging humankind to progress with technological development and space travel.
The iconic monolith from stanley kubrick s 2001. The monolith in the movie seems to represent and even trigger epic transitions in the history of human evolution evolution of humans from ape like beings to civilised people hence the odyssey of humankind. In the series of novels three monoliths are discovered in the solar system by hominids and humans.
Before encountering the monolith he is the only survivor of a series of robots and raised as a human son of scientist abel stack who was killed removing his auto destruct mechanism. Two of clarke s early short stories may also be considered part of the series. I just read 2001.
The director wanted it to be transparent. Tycho monolith designated tma 1 tycho magnetic anomaly one is a large black crystalline monolith found on earth s moon in arthur c. To that end kubrick commissioned a local plastics firm stanley plastics to cast the monolith out of a solid block of transparent acrylic.
Clarke s space odyssey series of novels and films. This science movie collectible is one of the best gifts you can give to your friends. A space odyssey and its film adaption.