03.19.2008, 11:52 AM | #1 |
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One of the truly great has passed away. It is always sad for me when the world loses such a strong voice of reason, such a champion of logic and the capabilities of the human mind.
Arthur C. Clarke died wednesday at age 90.
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03.19.2008, 11:59 AM | #2 |
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this is really sad news.
90 is a good age to go (if you have to). .....and wow, I've been living under a rock. I just found out that there was a 3001 book. another one for the book-queue I suppose. |
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03.19.2008, 12:03 PM | #3 |
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Childhood's End is one of my favourites.
and of course we can't forget his contributions to the classic film 2001.
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03.19.2008, 12:27 PM | #4 |
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he wrote the book and the screenplay for 2001 at the same time, working with Kubrick the whole time. great stuff.
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