RIP Arthur C. Clarke

PhotonWrangler · Mar 18, 2008

Arthur C. Clark, noted writer and scientist, has passed away.

Mr. Clarke is the fellow who came up with the idea for geostationary satellite transmission, which gave birth to modern telecommunications, cable tv, satellite tv and countless other related technologies. Those geostationary satellites that make all of this possible are parked in a belt centered over the equator, named the Clarke Belt in his honor.

RIP Mr. Clark. Grab a close look at those satellites on your way upstairs.

fnmag · Mar 18, 2008

Passed on in Sri Lanka....R.I.P.

Radio · Mar 18, 2008

A great mind has been lost, Rest in Peace Mr. Clarke :candle:

unclearty · Mar 18, 2008

I'm so sorry..a great mind....gone home....

TorchBoy · Mar 18, 2008

He certainly wrote some classic stories. I was thinking of Childhood's End just a little while ago when reading an article about a ten year old bullfighter. When is the Rendezvous with Rama movie being released?

Big_Ed · Mar 18, 2008

Truly a sad day, indeed. When I was a kid, I read 2001 and 2010 several times. Those books are a couple of the things I fondly look back on from when I was growing up.

R.I.P.

jtr1962 · Mar 18, 2008

He was more than a writer. He was also a visionary. Those like him are few and far between. We are the poorer for his passing.

B@rt · Mar 19, 2008

Sorry to hear he passed away, he was one of my favourite writers.

dudemar · Mar 19, 2008

Indeed a sad day for all of us, he was a great visionary.

tradderran · Mar 19, 2008

Crenshaw · Mar 19, 2008

hmmm, i shoudl read some of his books...RIP

Crenshaw

sunspot · Mar 19, 2008

I believe I have read most, if not all, of his SF books. IIRC, I started reading him in 1967. A brilliant mind.

NA8 · Mar 21, 2008

+1 mind subverted at an early age. I liked his early short stories. There were several anthology books I read back when, but today you can pick up this monster (912 pages) cheap:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312878605/?tag=cpf0b6-20

KC2IXE · Mar 21, 2008

of the "Big Three" I'd hate to say, for ME he was #3. Always prefered Heinlein and Azmov - Not that I didn't LIKE Clarke

You know who's stuff I always liked? Campbell's short stories/Novelas

sunspot · Mar 21, 2008

KC2IXE said:
You know who's stuff I always liked? Campbell's short stories/Novelas

That was Bill? He launched many a writers' career. I remember him from a monthly zine. Space Opera stuff writer I seem to remember. :poke:

rodfran · Mar 21, 2008

Another great mind is lost forever!

worldedit · Mar 21, 2008

He was my favourite writer. I like that he wrote about things that might really happen (much things from his older books already did). Just had a look and my book and i got like 40 from him.

RIP Arthur C. Clarke

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