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| Author: | CyberShadow [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:53 am ] |
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Arthur C Clarke dies This is extremely sad news, particularly for me. I grew up on his stories, and there was a time when I read almost exclusively him and Isaac Asimov - which contributed vastly to my love of science fiction, leading to wargames, and my current career. I would put Arthur C Clarke in an exclusive group of two hugely influential writers of all time, the other being H G Wells. He will be sorely missed. RIP. |
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| Author: | blackhorizon [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:54 am ] |
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Agreed, he was a good and interesting writer. Read a few books of him. |
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| Author: | zombocom [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:58 am ] |
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Loved his short stories, The Nine Billion Names of God in particular. |
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| Author: | Moscovian [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:12 pm ] |
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What a loss (although I don't believe he wrote anything recently). He really helped shape science fiction and science fact for everyone. |
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| Author: | vanvlak [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:28 pm ] |
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Quite apart from his stories, which were grand, there was also his determination of the concept of geostationary orbit for satellites, which is also sometimes called Clarke orbit. |
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| Author: | Dwarf Supreme [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 2:43 pm ] |
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That is sad news, although he did live a long life. Sci-fi has lost a giant, on doubt about it. |
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| Author: | Lord Inquisitor [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:22 pm ] |
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Moscovian, I read a new book by him fairly recently, last few years. He made it to the grand old age of 90, though, so he had a good innings. |
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| Author: | Pulsar [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:45 pm ] |
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a great man and amazing writer, visionary is an understatement. |
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| Author: | NOVAGUARD [ Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:51 pm ] |
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he will be missed, and im sure people will read his work for generations to come |
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