Arthur’s father Charles Clarke dies at 43 after having ailed for years; Arthur is 13

Teenaged Arthur builds his own telescope at home, and uses it for regular astronomical observations

At age 16, Arthur Clarke joins the British Interplanetary Society (BIS) which had been formed in Liverpool in October 1933

Arthur Clarke goes to London, and gets a government job as an auditor with H.M. Exchequer & Audit Department. He soon connects with fellow science fiction enthusiasts and ‘space cadets’ in London

BIS headquarters moves from Liverpool to London. Arthur Clarke spends all his spare time in reading and writing about space travel. Sometimes he publishes under pseudonyms ‘Ego’, ‘Arthur Ego Clarke’ or ‘E.G.O’Brien’