Arthur C Clarke RIP

[gauchecritic]

The inventor of the geo-stationary satellite died today in Sri Lanka aged 90.

Perhaps not his invention but very certainly his intellectual property.

My love of sci-fi came from him along with Asimov, adventure first to begin with and then real 'thinking' sci-fi, they led the way for the modern golden age of scientific fiction.

 

[3113]

The inventor of the geo-stationary satellite died today in Sri Lanka aged 90.

Perhaps not his invention but very certainly his intellectual property.

My love of sci-fi came from him along with Asimov, adventure first to begin with and then real 'thinking' sci-fi, they led the way for the modern golden age of scientific fiction.

Wake's started here Gauchecritic. Come join us. We were just about to re-watch 2001....

 

[kimbalee]

Hubby is very sad. Loves sci fi too.

 

[shereads]

"Will I dream?"

~ HAL in "2010"

 

[fifty5]

And don't forget the space elevator and TV porn...

Just checked. Amazed to find only 7 volumes on the shelf.

A Fall of Moondust was one of my early favourites - for the first time, real lunar colonisation seemed just a matter of waiting.

 

[rgraham666]

I think Childhood's End was my favourite of his works.