"Colombo, Sri Lanka.Sir Arthur C. Clarke holds a DVD copy of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Clarke wrote, ""Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."" Referring to the DVD in his hand, he said, ""If I were able to give Thomas Edison this disc, he would have no idea of what it was or how it worked. It would be magic."" (He has post-polio syndrome) Best known for the book 2001: A Space Odyssey. MODEL RELEASED"