Sir Arthur C. Clarke's Last Message

Posted by Alex in Movies & SciFi, Video Clips on March 19, 2008 at 4:42 am


Sir Arthur C. Clarke, a giant in the science fiction genre and early proponent of the geosynchronous satellite orbit, has died.

Recently, Sir Arthur videotaped his reflections on his 90th birthday, in which he talked about the future of space travel and more (Hit play or go to Link [YouTube])

I distinctly remember reading Rendezvous with Rama, which actually was my first sci-fi novel. He will be missed.


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11 comments to "Sir Arthur C. Clarke's Last Message"

  1. DanO
    March 19th, 2008 at 5:29 am

    should be has died, not had died.

  2. anthony
    March 19th, 2008 at 5:35 am

    One goes out... One comes in.. what a really nice guy. sad to see him gone. but as an author he isnt REALLY gone i guess?

    cookie

  3. Pudifoot
    March 19th, 2008 at 8:40 am

    I am friends with Gentry Lee's (coauthor of Rendezvous with Rama, and other books) sister.

  4. Evan
    March 19th, 2008 at 12:04 pm

    Old science fiction writers never die, they just Rendezvous with Rama. Or perhaps they take the Space Elevator to a Clarke Orbit.
    Sad news.

  5. biltmore
    March 19th, 2008 at 1:07 pm

    That was really sad to watch. RIP old friend.

  6. CheeseDuck
    March 19th, 2008 at 1:09 pm

    So it goes.

  7. Tim Giachetti
    March 19th, 2008 at 1:46 pm

    Pudifoot,
    This is about the demise of maybe the worlds most forward thinker, not you and your name dropping. Grow up and mourn a great loss for the human race.

  8. Pudifoot
    March 19th, 2008 at 3:11 pm

    Tim: oops, i meant to go on to say that Gentry said he was a pretty great guy. and i was going to say I wish I could have had a chance to meet author. but i got distracted and wandered off... and clicked 'submit' without thinking.

  9. Abestar
    March 19th, 2008 at 8:23 pm

    :'(

  10. mark
    March 19th, 2008 at 11:01 pm

    i want to say hello to my new world family

  11. Charles
    March 20th, 2008 at 12:10 am

    All These Planets Are Yours Except Europa, Attempt No Landing There...


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