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By: Peter

Peter — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 05:12:38 +0000

@22 i think you mean the Sunday ‘Mirror’, the Sunday ‘Times’ is actually a quality newspaper (the sunday mirror is a rag famous for its many baseless accusations)

Sri Lankan police later found that the mirror’s accusations were baseless, there has been no evidence

By: John

John — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 04:51:28 +0000

His 3 laws are smart

Arthur C. Clarke formulated the following three “laws” of prediction:

1. When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong.

2. The only way of discovering the limits of the possible is to venture a little way past them into the impossible.

3 Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_three_laws

By: BR

BR — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:55:29 +0000

I heard persistent rumors that Sir Clarke had an “affinity” for younger (much much younger) males, hence his self-imposed banishment to Sri Lanka, where … ahem… indiscretions… were more likely to go unnoticed. People have alluded to this in comments on boards, but I’ve seen no mention of it in an official obit stories - only a vague note at the end regarding how he has been “unmarried” for the past 40 years.

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By: Roy

Roy — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:11:49 +0000

I’m another that was inspired as a child, and a teenager, and to this day, by his work, and work by others inspired by him.

If there’s an afterlife, I hope he’s having a damn good time.

By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:38:53 +0000

@ number 6: Yeah, he was accused by the Sunday Times, a well known British “quality” newspaper. Respect to the great writer.

By: Claude Rallins

Claude Rallins — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:09:36 +0000

Old futurists never die… they just fade into space.

By: Steve E

Steve E — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:21:26 +0000

RIP to one of our great thinkers and one of my biggest influences. Sad day…

By: Petty

Petty — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:08:25 +0000

I did my MSc on Space Odyssey. Clarke was a great mind. RIP.

By: Jonty

Jonty — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 07:18:05 +0000

He was one of my favourite writers. I particularly liked a short spooky story by him called Nine Billion Names of God when I was a child. It appeared in the Reader’s Digest collection of short mystery and horror stories in the mid 80s. It was the first Arthur Clarke story I read. Then I read quite a few more. Rendezvous with Rama is one of his best works.

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:41:03 +0000

On, and ClarkeFan, I agree re “Rendezvous with Rama”… a movie is currently in pre-production.

By: Stilgherrian

Stilgherrian — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:39:51 +0000

Earlier today Sydney time I posted a brief piece for Crikey. It’s behind their paywall at http://www.crikey.com.au/Media.....u#comments but it’s also on my own site at http://stilgherrian.com/space/.....arke_dead/ … enjoy!

By: ClarkeFan

ClarkeFan — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:35:40 +0000

Rendezvous with Rama is probably one of the best SciFi novels I’ve read. Right up there with the best of Asimov’s work.

RIP Arthur.

By: panefsky

panefsky — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 06:10:52 +0000

“The Sentinel”, this one I loved the most. It is a sad loss.

By: MLR

MLR — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:07:44 +0000

@ 10. JosefVirek

He was living in Sri Lanka since 1956. I’m a Sri Lankan and I’m proud to have him in my country. He has helped us in many ways in technological matters.
And we have an Arthur C. Clarke Center in Moratuwa university as a tribute to this great person.

RIP.

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:46:16 +0000

Wow what a sad day

By: Startups.in

Startups.in — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:16:48 +0000

The headline should rather say “Sir Vale Arthur C. Clarke 1917-2008″.

By: JosefVirek

JosefVirek — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:37:37 +0000

RIP. what was he doing in Sri Lanka.

By: ChandraB

ChandraB — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:02:31 +0000

HAL 9000: What is going to happen?
Dave Bowman: Something wonderful.
HAL 9000: I’m afraid.
Dave Bowman: Don’t be. We’ll be together.
HAL 9000: Where will we be?
Dave Bowman: Where I am now.

Thank you for inspiring us all Mr. Clarke. RIP.

By: Fabian Schonholz

Fabian Schonholz — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:32:11 +0000

I think I am not sad he died. 90 y/o is a long time. An not to say the feller had some fun. But … I have to say that the man was a genius of those that do not come twice in a life time and am happy to had red many of the books and stories he wrote. My favorite: Star Dog.

My condolences to his surviving family.

By: aandarian

aandarian — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:25:42 +0000

is amiestreet.com taking off?

By: das ubergeigh

das ubergeigh — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:22:18 +0000

you forgot the bit where he’s acused of being a pædophile

By: Duncan Riley

Duncan Riley — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:20:11 +0000

darren
added.

By: Darren Stuart

Darren Stuart — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:18:29 +0000

shame, great visionary

how about adding a link to his wikipedia entry for those not up on him.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke