Arthur C. Clarke 1917-2008 (Updated)
Arthur C. Clarke passed away in his home in Sri Lanka recently. He was 90.
He is most popularly known as the author of "2001: A Space Odyssey", a 1968 novel that dealt with artificial intelligence gone wild, among other themes.
Before I read that novel, the first of Clarke's works that I read was "The Nine Billion Names Of God". I read it first as a teenager. I still enjoy that story today.
As a science-fiction writer, he did through his tales what the genre does at its best: raise questions of how advances in any science can affect the lives of human beings. And of course, entertain and tell an enrapturing story at the same time.
Update: Many pay tribute to Clarke, saying how much his books have influenced them to be who they are today. This includes not only writers, but people in the space program. Readers, all. I particularly like this write-up (c/o The Spy In The Sandwich).
Other links, from Zen In Darkness: Still Looking At The Stars, Predictions, BBC Search List.
He is most popularly known as the author of "2001: A Space Odyssey", a 1968 novel that dealt with artificial intelligence gone wild, among other themes.
Before I read that novel, the first of Clarke's works that I read was "The Nine Billion Names Of God". I read it first as a teenager. I still enjoy that story today.
As a science-fiction writer, he did through his tales what the genre does at its best: raise questions of how advances in any science can affect the lives of human beings. And of course, entertain and tell an enrapturing story at the same time.
Update: Many pay tribute to Clarke, saying how much his books have influenced them to be who they are today. This includes not only writers, but people in the space program. Readers, all. I particularly like this write-up (c/o The Spy In The Sandwich).
Other links, from Zen In Darkness: Still Looking At The Stars, Predictions, BBC Search List.
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