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Sir Arthur C. Clarke
An aide reports that Sir Arthur C. Clarke has passed away at the age of 90.
He was the most influential science / science fiction author of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He influenced the world as a science fiction writer not only with his sense of wonder and appreciation of the beauty of the universe, but also as a science writer--one of the reasons we gained the will to venture into space. He inspired generations of scientists and authors. He fought against pseudoscience and other unfortunate forces that threaten the advancement of science. He has impacted all of our lives with his innovative approaches and new ideas, one of which--communications satellites in geosync orbit--earned him a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Planet Earth (and the Universe) has lost a great mind.
Here's a video he made in December 2007 around his 90th birthday
"I intend to go to the Moon when the tourist service starts; and I hope (but hardly expect) to go to Mars. . . ." --from Expedition to Earth.
He was the most influential science / science fiction author of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. He influenced the world as a science fiction writer not only with his sense of wonder and appreciation of the beauty of the universe, but also as a science writer--one of the reasons we gained the will to venture into space. He inspired generations of scientists and authors. He fought against pseudoscience and other unfortunate forces that threaten the advancement of science. He has impacted all of our lives with his innovative approaches and new ideas, one of which--communications satellites in geosync orbit--earned him a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Planet Earth (and the Universe) has lost a great mind.
Here's a video he made in December 2007 around his 90th birthday
"I intend to go to the Moon when the tourist service starts; and I hope (but hardly expect) to go to Mars. . . ." --from Expedition to Earth.
(Anonymous)
It was his books and stories that got me into science fiction. The end of an era.
Graham Fielding