Arthur C. Clark, visionary and writer passed away in his home in Sri Lanka today.
He first concieved of the communications sattelite in 1945, and the sychhronous orbits they orbit in are called Clark orbits today.
He wrote the novel/movie 2001, and many other Science-Fiction novels, as well as many purely Science books during his life. He showed the future when it was still unrealized. He overcame Polio as a child and was recovered for many years; only to be stricken by the residual damage as he aged and was in a wheelchair for the last few years.
He could write. He'll be missed.
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Oddly enough, I've noticed that Science-Fiction per se is a dwindling category in most bookstores, and is being replaced by Fantasy. That is a real pity, when you think of all the things that Sci-Fi actually brought into reality.Kzinistzerg wrote:... wow... THis means the Big Three of acience fiction are all dead...
I suspect that nowadays, trying to second guess what Science will come up with next is getting harder and harder to do; outside of the established lines that have been around forever. New stuff that isn't already in someone's lab, or being experimented with, is getting hard to figure out.
What Sci-Fi is out there seems more and more either tinged with fantasy or is semi-soap opera. The only really active venues seem to be based on something currently running, like BS Galactaca or Star Trek.
Times are changing.
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