Arthur C Clarke has died

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Arthur C Clarke has died

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Writer Arthur C Clarke dies at 90

Legendary British science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke has died in Sri Lanka at the age of 90.

He came to fame when his story, 2001: A Space Odyssey, was made into a film by director Stanley Kubrick in 1968.

Once called "the first dweller in the electronic cottage", his vision captured the popular imagination.

Sir Arthur, who was born in Minehead, Somerset, and was a radar specialist for the RAF in World War II, become a full-time writer in the 1940s.

A farmer's son

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.

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.

A farmer's son, he was educated at Huish's Grammar School in Taunton before joining the civil service.

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Another great sci-fi writer silenced forever. :cry:

RIP.
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Post by Graham Kennedy »

Damn, that's such a shame. :(

Rendezvous With Rama was one of the first science fiction books I ever read. I gather they are making a movie of it - I really hope they dedicate it to Arthur.
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Son of a... One of my all-time favorites. At least he had a good run, and hopefully died near the beach in Sri Lanka. I hear it's quite nice.

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RIP
He predicted/ made famous an orbit around earth that was between us an moon that was in the "sweet spot" between both gravitational pulls and is called the clarke's orbit, though I could be horrendously wrong on this one :?
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Close. Actually, a geostationary orbit is also called a Clarke Orbit.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke_orbit

Man, what an amazing sci-fi author. Right up there with Isaac Asimov and Jules Verne. I have the video game Rama, based on the book. It's an old game, but still a lot of fun.
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mwhittington wrote:Close. Actually, a geostationary orbit is also called a Clarke Orbit.
Damit I should really remember to Wiki things before i mention them :oops:
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mwhittington wrote:...I have the video game Rama, based on the book. It's an old game, but still a lot of fun.
I played that back in the mid-90's. It was a cool game.
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A true visionary, who was as much of a prophet as a writer, along the lines of Heinlein, Verne, and Wells. Requiescat in pace. We will miss your voice.
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Post by RK_Striker_JK_5 »

Damn... that's some sad news, there. :(
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Post by Monroe »

That sucks. Good authors like that just don't exist anymore :(
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Post by RK_Striker_JK_5 »

I've had many a people just go 'meh' at his death, which pisses me off.
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Where do you live, again? I've been itching to travel... :twisted:
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Post by RK_Striker_JK_5 »

Message board, unfortunately, Tsukiyumi. Trust me, I was feeling the same way. :evil:
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Post by Monroe »

When I read this thread I was in WoW so I typed it in general chat, no one cared :(
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