RIP Arthur C. Clarke

scottielvr · Post by **scottielvr** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:41 pm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7304004.stm

Sad news indeed. One of the greatest minds of our time...his influence on speculative fiction writers and readers was incalculable. What a great loss.

djm · Post by **djm** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:50 pm

The vision remains

djm

Post by **Dale** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:51 pm

Loathe as I am to throw this word around, Mr. Clarke was a genius.

Thomaston · Post by **Thomaston** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:57 pm

His last message to the world...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qLdeEjdbWE

Rest in Peace

missy · Post by **missy** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:09 pm

I just heard about this.........

I was first introduced to "real" science fiction by a high school teacher of mine that suggested I read "Childhood's End". Since that time, I think I've read every book of Mr. Clarke's I could get my hands on.

Now my two favorite sci-fi authors (he and Isaac Asimov) have passed.

mutepointe · Post by **mutepointe** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 5:59 pm

My wife and I totally loved that television show that he did. Mysteries of the Universe or whatever it was called. He also said at the end if something was probable or a hoax.

We'll miss him.

Denny · Post by **Denny** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:21 pm

yes, sad news...

dubhlinn · Post by **dubhlinn** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:29 pm

Indeed...

It's a much smaller, and impoverished world without him.

Never again will we, as a race..or breed..see such a great mind.

He had a way with words and all.

Slan,
D.

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:49 pm

A man with imagination and a brain. A great combination.

fel bautista · Post by **fel bautista** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:53 pm

He was a visionary. He dreamed up geo stationary satellites among other things

chas · Post by **chas** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:03 pm

Damn, I hadn't heard about this. He was an honest-to-God genius. When I was young, I read a nonfiction book by him called Glide Path about the development of radar -- he was one of the people on the team. It's likely that he was in some small part responsible for victory in WW II. He wasn't only a great author.

Aanvil · Post by **Aanvil** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:13 pm

90!

Good show Mr. Clarke!

norcalbob · Post by **norcalbob** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:27 pm

Perhaps he now has the answers of what is truly out there and from whence it all began. Journey on, Dear Sir...

norcalbob · Post by **norcalbob** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:51 pm

Hey, Denny, let us know if any sky watchers discover a new distant star in the heavens tonight...

s1m0n · Post by **s1m0n** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:52 pm

fel bautista wrote:He was a visionary. He dreamed up geo stationary satellites among other things

When the space elevator finally gets built, I--and probably a great many others--will promptly knock it down again if it doesn't have his name all over it.