Sci-fi writer Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90


	Sci-fi writer Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90

hitchhiker08

3-19-2008 5:54 AM

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hitchhiker08 says:

Like H.G. Wells, Arthur Clarke too had a brilliant vision...

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writer, inventor and futurist Arthur C. Clarke has died, leaving fans bereft at the loss of his brilliance and creativity.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></p> <P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><FONT size="2" face="arial"><FONT face="arial">Clarke died
early Wednesday after suffering from breathing problems, the Associated Press reported. He was
90 years old. He suffered from post-polio syndrome and was confined to a
wheelchair toward the end of his life.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></p> <P class="MsoNormal"><SPAN><FONT size="2" face="arial"><FONT face="arial">Clarke wrote more than <A href="http://www.space.com/sciencefiction/books/clarke_bibliography_991216.html">100
sci-fi books</A>, including "<A href="http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/spacemovies/index.php?url=spacemovies_2001_00.jpg&cat=spacemovies">2001:
A Space Odyssey</A>." He is credited with coming up with the idea for the communications
satellite and predicting space travel before rockets were even test fired.</FONT></FONT></SPAN></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.space.com/news/080318-arthur-clarke.html"><P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="arial"><FONT face="arial"><B><SPAN>Legacy</SPAN></B></FONT></FONT></p> <P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="arial"><FONT face="arial">In 2007, Clarke celebrated his 90th
birthday.</FONT></FONT></p> <P class="MsoNormal"><FONT size="2" face="arial"><FONT face="arial">"Sometimes I am asked how I
would like to be remembered," Clarke said at the celebration. "I have had
a diverse career as a writer, underwater explorer and space promoter. Of all
these I would like to be remembered as a writer."</FONT></FONT></P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/5E9B2E63-E68D-49D3-8E87-BE4B0323DBFA/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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