The father of science fiction was Edwin Clarke. He was born in South Africa on December 26, 1918. He is a famous sci-fi critic and translator. Clark's works were known for their scientific imagination and profound social insight, and were hailed as the greatest science fiction novels of the 20th century. His works included Time Machine, 2001 Space Oasis, Extraterrestrial Civilization, and so on. These works had a profound impact on the world's science fiction literature.