RIP, Arthur C. Clarke - DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate

**VastDrura** · 03-19-2008, 01:20 AM

Legendary, even if I didn;t like his wrtiting

RIP

**M_Marked** · 03-19-2008, 01:43 AM

Such an astonishing mind, and so many wonderful books.

I think I'll read his visionary novel "Prelude to Space" tonight in his honour.

**Licacivelip** · 03-19-2008, 01:45 AM

**OShellszz** · 03-19-2008, 01:46 AM

RIP.

**Dokescoonse** · 03-19-2008, 01:54 AM

RIP

**ibiDb4uu** · 03-19-2008, 01:56 AM

David Fincher as director is a good start...

**HsSp82U8** · 03-19-2008, 02:01 AM

One of the few authors who could rightly claim to have reshaped the world we live in both directly and by inspiring generations of others. He will be missed.

**clapsoewmred** · 03-19-2008, 02:06 AM

RIP.

All three of them are gone now. First Heinlein, then Asimov and now Clarke.

**mussmicky** · 03-19-2008, 03:11 AM

RIP

**Breevereurl** · 03-19-2008, 03:27 AM

RIP

**sportlife** · 03-19-2008, 03:31 AM

Great stories

RIP

**viagracheapest** · 03-19-2008, 03:35 AM

I read Childhood's End and & The Wind from the Sun.

I recalled Childhood's End as being very good.

RIP!

**vNGiDaFX** · 03-19-2008, 03:59 AM

**Unrersvar** · 03-19-2008, 04:10 AM

RIP

One of the authors that introduced me to SF along with Asimov.

**slimfifa** · 03-19-2008, 04:35 AM

**Unhappu** · 03-19-2008, 05:54 AM

RIP to one of the giants.

**usadatronourl** · 03-19-2008, 06:43 AM

Damn.

I had just finished reading the 500-600 page collection of all of his short stories. He had a great knack for writing a short story in which you really felt you were only briefly visiting another universe, knowing you'd never experience more than the few minutes / years of that world's existence.

That, and one of his short stories really made me proud of humanity. It captured our spirit better than any another story I've ever read:

"You know," he said to Rugon, "I feel rather afraid of {Humanity}. Suppose they don't like our little Federation?" He waved once more toward the star-clouds that lay massed across the screen, glowing with the light of their countless suns.
"Something tells me they'll be very determined people," he added. "We had better be polite to them. After all, we only outnumber them about a thousand million to one."
Rugon laughed at his captain's little joke.
Twenty years afterward, the remark didn't seem funny. Pour one out.

**pipojambo** · 03-19-2008, 08:06 AM

Had a good innings though

**Jeaxatoem** · 03-19-2008, 02:43 PM

TV interview from 1985 with Terry Wogan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7304004.stm

**LINETFAD** · 03-19-2008, 03:23 PM

Sad news. Always liked the man.

The 9 Million Names of God is my favourite SF short story.

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HsSp82U8 Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 435 Senior Member	One of the few authors who could rightly claim to have reshaped the world we live in both directly and by inspiring generations of others. He will be missed. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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usadatronourl Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 394 Senior Member	Damn. I had just finished reading the 500-600 page collection of all of his short stories. He had a great knack for writing a short story in which you really felt you were only briefly visiting another universe, knowing you'd never experience more than the few minutes / years of that world's existence. That, and one of his short stories really made me proud of humanity. It captured our spirit better than any another story I've ever read: "You know," he said to Rugon, "I feel rather afraid of {Humanity}. Suppose they don't like our little Federation?" He waved once more toward the star-clouds that lay massed across the screen, glowing with the light of their countless suns. "Something tells me they'll be very determined people," he added. "We had better be polite to them. After all, we only outnumber them about a thousand million to one." Rugon laughed at his captain's little joke. Twenty years afterward, the remark didn't seem funny. Pour one out. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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Jeaxatoem Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 546 Senior Member	TV interview from 1985 with Terry Wogan http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7304004.stm Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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LINETFAD Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 426 Senior Member	Sad news. Always liked the man. The 9 Million Names of God is my favourite SF short story. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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