Neatorama » 2001 http://www.neatorama.com The Neat Side of the Web Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:02:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Why "Daisy" in 2001: A Space Odyssey? http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/24/why-daisy-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/ http://www.neatorama.com/2008/08/24/why-daisy-in-2001-a-space-odyssey/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 13:37:34 +0000 Robert Birming http://www.neatorama.com/?p=18117

Why did the HAL 9000 computer sing “Daisy Bell” in the 1968 science fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey, written by Stanley Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke?

Maybe this video clip, taken from a documentary where Arthur C. Clarke is visiting Bell Labs back in the early 60s, will give you an answer to that question.

Link [YouTube] – via Fanboy

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