Arthur C Clarke Dies at 90

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	Arthur C Clarke Dies at 90

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3-18-2008 6:54 PM

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3-18-2008 9:37 PM

Rustee

Sadly popped. He is definitely one of my favorites.

3-18-2008 10:12 PM

Kore7

This is such sad news.

Clarke was a man of amazing insight, with a gift for transmitting his awe and respect for the wonder of science into art for all of humanity to enjoy. No one who saw 2001 would ever be the same afterwards, knowing that the future, whatever it may bring, will be unlike anything we can possibly imagine.

A devoted defender of rationality and — above all — a tireless promoter of his vision for a kinder, better, and more humane society through the careful application of science, politics, and art; he will be sorely missed.

It is no small compensation that his writings — and the generations of people he inspired to strive for a better future for our species — will live on for eternity....

3-19-2008 7:48 AM

zrezvi

Truly a colossus of Science Fiction...A great loss for all genre fans.

http://zia.blogspot.com/2007/09/book-quotation-of-day.html

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He came to fame when a short story called The Sentinel was made into the film 2001: A Space Odyssey by director Stanley Kubrick in 1968.
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Sir Arthur's vivid - and detailed - descriptions of space shuttles, super-computers and rapid communications systems were enjoyed by millions of readers around the world.
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He was the author of more than 100 fiction and non-fiction books, and his writings are credited by many observers with giving science fiction - a genre often accused of veering towards the fantastical - a human and practical face.
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Sir Arthur was born in Minehead, Somerset. A close aide said he died after a cardio-respiratory attack.
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