Arthur C. Clarke Dies at Age of 90

[cynatnite]

Science fiction writer, inventor and futurist Arthur C. Clarke has died, leaving fans bereft at the loss of his brilliance and creativity.

Clarke died early Wednesday after suffering from breathing problems, the Associated Press reported. He was 90 years old. He suffered from post-polio syndrome and was confined to a wheelchair toward the end of his life.

Clarke wrote more than 100 sci-fi books, including "2001: A Space Odyssey." He is credited with coming up with the idea for the communications satellite and predicting space travel before rockets were even test fired.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080319/sc_space/sciencefictionwriterarthurcclarkediesatageof90

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[sakabatou]

1. Live long and prosper

:patriot:

[chknltl]

2. Oh my...This one hurts...

Another of my heros...gone. My favorite book by Arthur C. Clarke: "The City And The Stars". I believe that I shall have to revisit this great story. Goodbye friend, you kept me spellbound many many many days and nights while I was growing up. :cry:
edited because it has indeed been too long since I read his material...nuff said

[RedRocco]

3. actually

The Foundation series was written by Asimov.

[chknltl]

4. oops... fixed...thanks

I could have sworn...well I enjoyed Isaac Azimov equally well. Along with: Sturgeon, Norse, Heinlien, Tolkien and Norton back then. I discovered Kurt Vonnegut Jr. in my early twenties and eventually stopped reading books in my mid thirties. I have only recently gotten back to reading in my early fiftys and those books are all progressive political. (Tom Hartmann, Naiomi Wolf, David Cay Johnston) Thanks again for pointing that out.... :blush:

[jus_the_facts]

5. RIP Arthur... .thanks for all the wonderful work you did on this earth....

....the RAMA series was one of my absolute favorites. :cry:

[Richardo]

6. "One by one, without any fuss, the stars were going out..."

That line now has a double meaning. :cry:

Thank you, Sir Arthur, for a full lifetime, well-lived :patriot:

[Perry Logan]

7. That guy blew my little mind when I was a kid.