Arthur C. Clarke died last month: RIP

Rob Mercure · 07-05-2008, 12:06 AM

Well you can tell that I don't follow the media very closely but when I borrowed the June issue of Scientific American from the library I noticed his death. While some you might not follow Science Fiction - your loss - he's the fellow who came up with the idea for the geosychronous sattelite as well as the quote: that "sufficiently advanced science is indistinguishable from magic."

Quite a visionary and one that never got sucked up into right wing politics like, unfortunately, Robert Heinline did. I'm not sure what was done with Clarke's remains but I suspect that some are going to wind up in orbit and probably sprinkle down on all of us - not likely they'll wind up in GSO.

Rob

tubeswell · 07-05-2008, 12:45 AM

Arthur C Clarke was the guy who put the 'sci' in 'sci-fi'. I still think 2001 Space Odyssey is the best sci-fi ever written.

Paul P · 07-05-2008, 04:36 AM

I read most of his books. He was one of those authors that you didn't
have to wonder if the book was going to be good or not, it always was.
I stopped reading SF a few years ago, I of sort came back down to earth.
I have several hundred books in boxes downstairs though, and probably
read as many more from the library.

Maybe it's me getting old but the world doesn't seem as exciting as it
once did, as if everything were possible, like in the SF books. Now it
looks like whatever is possible isn't going to be very nice...

Paul P

tubeswell · 07-05-2008, 05:28 AM

However bad life might seem there PaulP, it helps to try to maintain the illusion of optimistic youthfulness (- so here I go - Ahem) it can always get worse while you're still living... (tee hee

)

Suburbanite · 07-11-2008, 10:56 AM

Hammer of god was a book I read in school that opened whole universes to explore (in a liternary sense) he was for me, probebly the most influential authors ever to grace the print press.

as long as his books are read he'll never really die

Steve Conner · 07-11-2008, 01:32 PM

+1, Hammer Of God was a great book

07-05-2008, 12:06 AM	#1
Rob Mercure Lifetime Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Wise, Virginia Posts: 624	Arthur C. Clarke died last month: RIP Well you can tell that I don't follow the media very closely but when I borrowed the June issue of Scientific American from the library I noticed his death. While some you might not follow Science Fiction - your loss - he's the fellow who came up with the idea for the geosychronous sattelite as well as the quote: that "sufficiently advanced science is indistinguishable from magic." Quite a visionary and one that never got sucked up into right wing politics like, unfortunately, Robert Heinline did. I'm not sure what was done with Clarke's remains but I suspect that some are going to wind up in orbit and probably sprinkle down on all of us - not likely they'll wind up in GSO. Rob

07-11-2008, 01:32 PM	#6
Steve Conner Supporting Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 2,998	+1, Hammer Of God was a great book __________________ "Ohhhh miracle bulb shines feebly"

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07-05-2008, 12:45 AM	#2
tubeswell Supporting Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wellington NZ Posts: 2,661	Arthur C Clarke was the guy who put the 'sci' in 'sci-fi'. I still think 2001 Space Odyssey is the best sci-fi ever written.

07-05-2008, 04:36 AM	#3
Paul P Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 439	I read most of his books. He was one of those authors that you didn't have to wonder if the book was going to be good or not, it always was. I stopped reading SF a few years ago, I of sort came back down to earth. I have several hundred books in boxes downstairs though, and probably read as many more from the library. Maybe it's me getting old but the world doesn't seem as exciting as it once did, as if everything were possible, like in the SF books. Now it looks like whatever is possible isn't going to be very nice... Paul P

07-05-2008, 05:28 AM	#4
tubeswell Supporting Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Wellington NZ Posts: 2,661	However bad life might seem there PaulP, it helps to try to maintain the illusion of optimistic youthfulness (- so here I go - Ahem) it can always get worse while you're still living... (tee hee )

07-11-2008, 10:56 AM	#5
Suburbanite Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: London Posts: 74	Hammer of god was a book I read in school that opened whole universes to explore (in a liternary sense) he was for me, probebly the most influential authors ever to grace the print press. as long as his books are read he'll never really die

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