Wednesday, March 19th 2008

RIP Arthur C Clarke

Arthur C. Clarke passed away earlier today.

A true visionary, his ideas and beliefs were way ahead of his time. A writer of both fiction and non-fiction, he is said to be the man behind the whole concept of geostationary satellites as we know them today.

In astonomy circles the geostationary orbit around Earth is often referred to as the Clarke belt; a fitting monument to a great man.

Posted by Richard on Wednesday 19th of March 2008 at 1:45pm

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Hear hear. A great man and originator of one of my favourite tech/sci-fi quotes:

"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."

Posted by Simon B5 on Wednesday 19th of March 2008 at 2:09pm

One of my favorites is:

"I’m sure we would not have had men on the moon if it had not been for Wells and Verne, I’m rather proud of the fact that I know several astronauts who became astronauts through reading my books."

Posted by Richard on Wednesday 19th of March 2008 at 3:14pm

He made great shoes too. God rest his sole...D'ya see what I did there?

Posted by Darren on Wednesday 19th of March 2008 at 4:05pm

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