Tue 18 Mar 2008
Science fiction author Arthur C Clarke dies aged 90
Posted by Chris Farris under History , TechnologyHe put himself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.
Science fiction author Arthur C Clarke dies aged 90:
Science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke has died aged 90 in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, it was confirmed tonight.
The visionary author of over 100 books, who predicted the existence of satellites, was most famous for his short story “The Sentinel,” which was expanded into the novel on which Stanley Kubricks “2001: A Space Odyssey” was based.
He was also credited with inventing the concept of communications satellites in 1945, decades before they became a reality.
He first introduced me to the concept of the Space Elevator.
March 19th, 2008 at 7:35 am
I think he’s the best example of how life imitates scifi. The orbital location of geosynchronous satellites is known as the Clarke belt. Still, in hindsight, I’m sure he’d have rather had the billion dollars.
Robbie