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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '1999-10-13T04:29:28'
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title: Arthur C. Clarke, author and
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Arthur C. Clarke, author and prophet (he prefers "extrapolator") [ predicts what the next hundred years will bring.](http://cnn.com/ASIANOW/asiaweek/99/0820/cs2.html) The end of the fossil fuel age is just three years away, when household cold-fusion devices become available.