RIP Arthur C. Clark (1917-2008)
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RIP Arthur C. Clark (1917-2008)
This thread is to commemorate the writer Arthur C. Clark, most famous for the book and movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Wow, kinda quiet...
I tried to read Clarke when I was about 11 years old. Started with "2001: A Space Odyssey" (didn't see the movie until I was in high school), but couldn't finish; then tried "Rendezvous with Rama", again to no avail.
It wasn't until I was an adult that I made it through "2001" and "2010". Still haven't done "Rama". I can't say he was a significant impact on my sci fi reading (that would belong more to Bradbury, Niven, and Heinlein), but he certainly shaped others...
I tried to read Clarke when I was about 11 years old. Started with "2001: A Space Odyssey" (didn't see the movie until I was in high school), but couldn't finish; then tried "Rendezvous with Rama", again to no avail.
It wasn't until I was an adult that I made it through "2001" and "2010". Still haven't done "Rama". I can't say he was a significant impact on my sci fi reading (that would belong more to Bradbury, Niven, and Heinlein), but he certainly shaped others...
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He also devised Clarke's Laws.One of them is that any advanced alien technology might appear to be magic.
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Usually credited with coming up with the basic concept of the communications satellite. And, he was already classic enough when I was in High School that Childhood's End and Imperial Earth were both on our reading list in English. I think the only other SF works on there were Bradbury.
I liked the Rama books okay, but 'A Fall of Moondust' will always be my favorite Clarke work. Probably the first grown-up novel that gripped me hard enough to finish in one sitting.
I liked the Rama books okay, but 'A Fall of Moondust' will always be my favorite Clarke work. Probably the first grown-up novel that gripped me hard enough to finish in one sitting.
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Largo: "Well Ed, good to see ya. Guess I gotta beat the crap out of you now."
Jamie Hyneman: "It's just another lovely day at the bomb range. Birds are singing, rabbits are hopping about, and soon there's going to be a big explosion."
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mitsuki lover - Posts: 8486
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Wow... Amazingly, that comes as a bit of a shock...
I've never read "2001: A Space Odyssey", but I did read his book "Rendezvous with Rama" awhile back. It wasn't that bad of a book, really. A little creepy, but not bad. It's actually one of the few science fiction novels, and the only book of his I've read.
I guess you could say that he'll be missed by one more person.
I've never read "2001: A Space Odyssey", but I did read his book "Rendezvous with Rama" awhile back. It wasn't that bad of a book, really. A little creepy, but not bad. It's actually one of the few science fiction novels, and the only book of his I've read.
I guess you could say that he'll be missed by one more person.
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