R.I.P Arthur C. Clarke

[8 Ball]

Link (http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jfE8qUikNEG6MVWqYku2k8BD_RcgD8VG4VI00)

*bows head for one of the fathers of modern Sci-Fi*

...90 is a pretty good run though.

[sheld0n]

Holy ****.

The man was a hero to me.
Somehow it never occured to me that he could die one day.

R.I.P. indeed... :cry:

[Dr Jack Wolfe]

Well Damn.

[Maveric]

If you haven't read arthur's "The Light of Other Days", do yourself a favor and give it a read.

BTW, for those who don't read but liked the 2001 and 2010 movies, Arthur also wrote the follow-up 2064 (not his best work) and 3001 the Final Oddessy (which I highly recommend!).

He will be missed.

-Mav

[Gold Rush]

Ninety is pretty good.

He seemed to have a full robust life, too.

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Gold Rush

[Chain Lightning]

Wow. I mean, just wow. :cry: The man was a giant in the science fiction community. I've read tons of his work and he was one of the first authors I read when I discovered sci-fi.

Rest in Peace Mr. Clarke and thank you for a lifetime of sparking my dreams and fantasies.

[Vendel]

One of the true greats.

[RedSwitchblade]

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4db_1205893786&p=1

Last video of him, from December 07, about his birthday. Pretty uncanny.

[bpphantom]

A good ol' age for the man who first envisoned satellites.