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- beatnikwriter, on 03/18/2008, -1/+248A few losses this year, but this is the biggest for me.
- inactive, on 03/18/2008, -4/+126another great Humanist is gone.
I have two favorite recent quotes from him I use allot.
" I would defend the liberty of concenting adult creationists to practice whatever intellectual perversions they like in the privacy of their own homes; but it is also necessary to protect the young and innocent."
"I have encountered a few creationists and because they were usually nice, intelligent people, I have been unable to decide whether they were _really_ mad, or only pretending to be mad. If I was a religious person, I would consider creationism nothing less than blasphemy. Do its adherents imagine that God is a cosmic hoaxer who has created that whole vast fossil record for the sole purpose of misleading mankind?" - hauntedchippy, on 03/18/2008, -0/+115Truly a colossal loss for science fiction everywhere.
Diggers, try to find time to read Childhood's End someday. - inactive, on 03/18/2008, -2/+107daisy d a i s y.......
- beatnikwriter, on 03/18/2008, -3/+96Although having said that, he lived to a grand age so at least it wasnt a tragedy.
- Isidore, on 03/18/2008, -0/+91A giant has passed on.
Thanks Sir Arthur
you gave me countless periods of entertainment, education, information.
Rest in peace. - ccfoo242, on 03/18/2008, -2/+86"Will I Dream?"
- inactive, on 03/18/2008, -1/+78I'm sorry Arthur, I'm afraid I can't let you do that.
- Scottievm, on 03/18/2008, -0/+72A great man. I was just in the middle of rereading Childhood's End too...
- DavidinBoston, on 03/18/2008, -0/+57I'll bet if Clarke ever told HAL to open the pod bay doors, HAL would do so without a moment's thought, because Arthur C. Clarke was THE MAN.
- gothicform, on 03/18/2008, -0/+54This is terrible news :( He was a genius and will be greatly missed.
- inactive, on 03/18/2008, -0/+53Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. R.I.P Sir Clarke.
- Anagrama, on 03/18/2008, -0/+48Thank you, Mr. Clarke, for the gifts you've given us.
- kennyboy019, on 03/18/2008, -0/+41http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords. ...
"God said, 'Cancel Program GENESIS.' The universe ceased to exist."
Arthur C. Clarke
Wired, November 2006
It was supposed to be a 6 word story, but he wouldn't shorten it. I don't think anyone else could get away with that.
Goodbye my dear friend you will be missed, but you will live on through your wonderful stories.
Im going to go read "The Light Of Other Days" again for the 10th time... - wonderchemist, on 03/18/2008, -0/+39Daisy, Daisy, give me your answer do
I'm half crazy all for the love of you
It won't be a stylish marriage
I can't afford a carriage
But you'll look sweet upon the seat
Of a bicycle built for two... - JohnP, on 03/18/2008, -1/+37:(
- martinj88, on 03/18/2008, -0/+33"My god, it's full of stars.........."
RIP - hplasm, on 03/18/2008, -1/+31Alas time moves on over another great figure. RIP.
- Archdrude, on 03/18/2008, -0/+30I just recently saw him on television and mentioned how nice it was that he was still out there... and then this. Then again, he lived to be 90, one can't really complain about that. He'll be missed though.
- inactive, on 03/18/2008, -0/+28Truly a colossal loss for science.
We're talking Radar, Geostationary satellites, space elevator, etc...
This guy was instrumental to our generation. - ShrikeBite, on 03/18/2008, -0/+28Nooooh! Not yet, you can't go! It's like having your favorite grandpa die. The coolest grandpa ever... Later Dude, you will be MISSED!!!
PS, Rendezvous with Rama, rocked HARD! - gregoryfenton, on 03/18/2008, -1/+27In 1961, Max Mathews arranged the well-known song Daisy Bell ("Daisy, daisy") for an uncanny performance by computer-synthesized human voice, using technology developed by John Kelly of Bell Laboratories and others. Arthur C. Clarke of 2001: A Space Odyssey fame was coincidentally visiting friend and colleague John Pierce at the Bell Labs Murray Hill facility at the time of this remarkable speech synthesis demonstration and was so impressed that he used it in the climactic scene of his novel and screenplay for 2001: A Space Odyssey,[2] where the HAL 9000 computer sings the same song as astronaut Dave Bowman disables his cognitive functions.[3]
That's from Wikipedia, but I originally read about it way back in the 80s in a book called "Hackers: Heroes of the computer revolution" which is a very interesting read should you ever locate a copy.
The fact that HAL digs down through his race memory when his identity was being stripped away has always struck me as very emotive. - one1plus1one, on 03/18/2008, -0/+26Goodbye Mr. Clarke. Maybe I'll see you on the otherside one day...
Some of the greatest memories of my own life were of reading your books, and wondering at the possibilities of what humanity might achieve, and what might be out there for us to discover. - markthegoth, on 03/18/2008, -0/+23A final odyssey awaits him, goodbye Arthur.
- funkyjunk3, on 03/18/2008, -0/+22A man like no other. For those interested, here's a filmography of his works:
http://imdb.com/name/nm0002009/
Literature by Arthur C. Clarke:
http://www.iblist.com/author2.htm
good biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke - Juntistik, on 03/18/2008, -0/+22Arthur, wherever you are, your books will ALWAYS have a place in my heart. RIP
- alricsca, on 03/18/2008, -0/+20Few people have lived such a life that they leave a perceptible mark on the civilization in which they existed. This was such a man. Now he takes his place among giants and in so doing his life and legacy will be remembered. Well Sir. Clarke, I hope when you stepped into the great beyond and opened your eyes, it was is indeed full of stars. :-)
- Optimus, on 03/18/2008, -2/+21You could always try reddit or Slashdot ;)
edit: You probably shouldn't. Your little creationist heart would esplode. - Worldchrisis, on 03/18/2008, -1/+19A visionary in Sci-Fi, RIP.
- inactive, on 03/18/2008, -1/+18Hey Pal,
I didn't go out of my way. Clarke was an ardent Humanist and this issue was at the core of his life and his writings so sorry it is not off topic pal. - Jadey, on 03/18/2008, -0/+17He was the first to propose that the geostationary orbit be used for global communications.
- Jadey, on 03/18/2008, -0/+17This is sad. I met him when I was a kid over in Sri Lanka, and I've since become a huge fan of his novels.
- SydneyHopper, on 03/18/2008, -0/+16Didn't he invent satellites? Theoretically, at least. Now, this man has had a wonderful life; a long wonderful life, full of great intellectual insights. And he is the maker of worlds which render this one small, prosaic in comparison. I wish, with a swift turn of my mind, that I could have such kaleidoscopic visions that could bewitch inquiring minds
- radix2, on 03/18/2008, -2/+18You would need to have read the book to understand what was going on. I never thought the movie stood on its own very well personally.
- ibanezdtx120, on 03/18/2008, -0/+15He was a HUGE influence when I was growing up. Reading his books really changed my life, especially Childhood's End.
- Ciryon, on 03/18/2008, -2/+17Do not click that link.. it's a rick-roll.. You ***** idiot kuppoppo - that was very inappropriate
- bluehouse, on 03/18/2008, -0/+15That is one my favorite books
- cschaef13, on 03/18/2008, -0/+15First news to catch me off guard for once, he's the one that got me into science fiction.
- BossKey, on 03/18/2008, -0/+15A loss for us, but a well-deserved rest for him.
He was such a rational thinker that much of his science fiction eventually became simply...science.
See you on the other side of the Star Gate... - AirRaven, on 03/18/2008, -0/+15Great, great man.
There'll never be another book quite like "The City and the Stars". - beatnikwriter, on 03/18/2008, -0/+14I think I've only read the Rama series, so I've got a mammoth bibliography to catch up on!
- adinb, on 03/18/2008, -0/+13I think its just as much a loss to Science itself. :(
I'm just glad I had the honor hearing him speak at the keynote speech he gave at the 2001 NSS annual conference. - uselesstosser, on 03/18/2008, -0/+13he needs more than just the "clarke belt" named after him. His mysterious world series back in the 80's was as good as the fiction upon which his fame was based.
"It's full of stars" - RussellDovey, on 03/18/2008, -0/+13You get to read Arthur C Clarke's books for the first time? You lucky, lucky bastard.
- Adgeman, on 03/18/2008, -0/+13Thanks for the 'Mysterious World' series; I loved the show as a child. I particularly loved the Crystal Skull.
- Hefelumpman, on 03/18/2008, -0/+13A sad day indeed :(
- beatnikwriter, on 03/18/2008, -0/+12If Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time can get finished by another writer... I'm sure Baxter will do a good job.
- kidjay, on 03/18/2008, -0/+12"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."
Rest easy, Sir Arthur. - counterplex, on 03/19/2008, -0/+12This is the man who amazed me with The Fountains of Paradise and Rendezvous with Rama among many others. I've always loved his hard science fiction and I'm amazed at how many people don't know that he's the father of the modern communications satellite (thanks to his idea of a geostationary orbit). I had a dream to travel to Sri Lanka to visit with him - I know friends of his from Sri Lanka - but it looks like that will not happen.
R.I.P Mr. Clarke. May your next journey be as fantastic as the journeys you've helped us take with your imagination! - DrMickhead, on 03/18/2008, -0/+11Not only is it a great book, the short story that it's based on is phenomenal as well. Read Rendezvous with Rama next, it's my personal favorite of Clarke's.
An incredible writer and incredible life was lost today. RIP. -
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