Arthur C. Clarke 1917-2008, Sci-Fi Author & Space Visionary

posted by Scott Beale on Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Renown science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke has passed away at the age of 90 in his adopted home of Sri Lanka. Clark, the author of “2001: A Space Odyssey”, came up with the concept for communications satellites and geosynchronous orbits.

Here’s a video by TVE Asia Pacific of Arthur C. Clarke reflecting upon his life after 90 orbits around the sun. In the video he expresses his three wishes for mankind and how he would like to be remembered.

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2 comments on “Arthur C. Clarke 1917-2008, Sci-Fi Author & Space Visionary”

  1. he says that he has been monitoring the renewable energy scene but feels like there are no large scale possibilities, what about Paul Pantone?

  2. Sounds like the Universe put on a nice show for his passing:

    http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/03/21/gamma-ray-burst.html

    Reminds me of his story ‘The Star’.

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