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Just heard on the radio that Arthur C Clarke died
Posted on 03/18/2008 3:02:47 PM PDT by fishtank
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Science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke has died aged 90 |
Writer Arthur C Clarke dies aged 90
14 minutes ago
An aide says science fiction writer Arthur C Clarke has died.
Rohan De Silva says Clarke died after suffering from breathing problems. He was 90-years-old.
Clarke is the author of more than 100 books, including 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:07:13 PM PDT
by
Redcloak
("A plague o' both your houses!")
To: fishtank
I’m genuinely destroyed by this. My mother related her hurt when Sagan died. This is huge for me. He was an illuminary for me, a child who read his works voraciously.
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:07:40 PM PDT
by
rarestia
("One man with a gun can control 100 without one." - Lenin / Molwn Labe!)
To: Cyber Liberty
I would bet so. I also don’t think he found God before he died. THAT is probably the saddest thing.
To: fishtank
2001 bump.
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:08:03 PM PDT
by
mnehring
(So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money)
To: fishtank
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:08:21 PM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
(Repeal the 17th amendment -- it's the "Fairness Doctrine" for Congress!)
To: fishtank
AP News Alert
34 minutes ago
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Aide says science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke has died in Sri Lanka at the age of 90.
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:08:24 PM PDT
by
CarrotAndStick
(The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
To: fishtank
Clark gave us the geosynchronous communications satellite. A great mind.
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:08:26 PM PDT
by
Between the Lines
(I am very cognizant of my fallibility, sinfulness, and other limitations.)
To: fishtank; Cyber Liberty
He was molesting little boys over there, IIRCThat story was a fabrication, and has been debunked here many times.
To: fishtank
Indeed a loss. I enjoyed his books, particularly "Childhood's End."
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:08:30 PM PDT
by
Digital Sniper
(Hello, "Undocumented Immigrant." I'm an "Undocumented Border Patrol Agent.")
To: Vision
Went on and on about how awful we were for using nukes, for one thing. A good writer, but as usual, needed to be kept away from any kind of political power.
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:08:34 PM PDT
by
Cyber Liberty
(Don't trust anyone who can't take a joke. [Congressman BillyBob])
To: fishtank
RIP for the last of the giants. And those who walk in his shadow would be the first to tell you that. BTT.
To: rarestia
Arthur C. Clarke and I were both users of Kaypro computers back in the early 80's.
Neither of us saw much a future to these IBM things...
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:08:54 PM PDT
by
billorites
(Freepo ergo sum)
To: cripplecreek
Open the pod bay doors HAL.
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:09:02 PM PDT
by
rednesss
(Fred Thompson - 2008)
To: fishtank
You recall incorrectly, I have never heard such a thing. Arthur C. Clarke was gay, he was I believe an atheist as well. But he was a great writer who basically invented the concept of the geosynchronous satellite, and had a hand in the invention of radar.
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:09:02 PM PDT
by
Williams
To: rarestia
and when he dies, I shall mourn.
—Mr. Spock
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:09:18 PM PDT
by
Samwise
(The problem is that a vote for McCain is a vote for McCain.)
To: fishtank
He was molesting little boys over there, IIRC. Debunked myth started by a trash British Tabloid. The Mirror later retracted their own story and a police investigation found none of it was true.
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:10:06 PM PDT
by
mnehring
(So you think that money is the root of all evil. Have you ever asked what is the root of all money)
To: fishtank
2001 was my very first sci-fi read at the age of 12. It’s still one of my favorites.
To: Mr. Mojo
The last of the old sci-fi masters... Ray Bradbury is probably the only one left. I think the very first sci-fi book I read was "S is for Space."
-PJ
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:10:27 PM PDT
by
Political Junkie Too
(Repeal the 17th amendment -- it's the "Fairness Doctrine" for Congress!)
To: fishtank
He was molesting little boys over there, IIRC. That was what the Brit tabloids made up. He was cleared of all charges.
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:10:27 PM PDT
by
CarrotAndStick
(The articles posted by me needn't necessarily reflect my opinion.)
To: fishtank
Pure slander on the part of The Sunday Mirror and they later printed a retraction
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posted on
03/18/2008 3:10:46 PM PDT
by
grjr21
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