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03-18-2008, 05:09 PM
|  | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | | Arthur C. Clarke - R.I.P.
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03-18-2008, 05:15 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: London, Ontario | | | 2001: A Space Odyssey was awesome... well.. the movie.. was..
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03-18-2008, 05:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: On The Bayou | | | They named an NCAA conference for him...The ACC |
03-18-2008, 05:16 PM
| | The Lowdown Diggler | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Huntington Beach, CA | | Quote:
Originally Posted by crispygoat  2001: A Space Odyssey was awesome... well.. the movie.. was.. | Book's better. He has a lot of great stories. |
03-18-2008, 05:17 PM
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03-18-2008, 05:20 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Palm Bay, Florida | | | Say "Hi" to the star baby for us.
R.I.P.
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03-18-2008, 05:31 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Modesto, CA | | | Major suckage.....
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03-18-2008, 05:40 PM
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03-18-2008, 05:45 PM
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03-18-2008, 06:35 PM
|  | Friends, Romans, Bass Players... | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Spencer, MA, USA | | | To boldly go where we'll all go...
RIP Mr. Clarke
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03-18-2008, 06:38 PM
|  | NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN NYAN! | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada | | | A real shame. I really enjoyed reading The Sentinel... great story. 2001 was awesome as well. |
03-18-2008, 06:39 PM
|  | Ojo. | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Beaumont/Calimesa, CA | | | rest in peace, Arthur C. Clarke. thanks for all the amazing words!
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03-18-2008, 06:56 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Mesa/Boogie - Shop Manager/Tech, SF Guitarworks | | Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: San Francisco, CA | | | I'm imagining Arthur's soul saying something like:
"My god! It's full of stars!" |
03-18-2008, 06:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Queens, N.Y.(Near JFK Airport) | | | I believe he invented, or had a large part in developing the first communications satellite.
No small feat.
R.I.P. Mr. Clarke.
Mike
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03-18-2008, 07:10 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Karl Hoyt Basses | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: upstate NY | | | He is credited with dozens of concepts we take for granted today. Satellites, cell phones, hand held computers, artificial stimulus for hearing impaired, artificial gravity, the list is almost endless.
The world lost one of the great imaginations of the generation.
RIP ACC
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03-18-2008, 07:25 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Northeast metro Atlanta | | | Wow!--a giant has passed. One of my favorite authors, and thinkers.
Previous poster: "I believe he invented, or had a large part in developing the first communications satellite."
--Indeed!--he explained this story in an article titled, in hindsight, "How I Lost a Billion Dollars in My Spare Time". As I recall, it was specifically about geosynchronous satellites [the kind that orbit in a fixed position in the sky] as cosmic 'relay towers'. In 1949 that was truly visionary. Today it's taken for granted, except when your DirectTV is acting up.
And he had that wonderful dry British wit. Travel well, Arthur.
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03-18-2008, 07:48 PM
|  | Deteriorating faster than I can lower my standards | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Frederick MD USA | | I always enjoyed his work. Quote:
Originally Posted by peekster ...geosynchronous satellites [the kind that orbit in a fixed position in the sky] | I read that they call that kind of orbit a "Clarke orbit".
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03-18-2008, 07:55 PM
|  | No need to ask, he's a smooth... Moderator | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: West Midlands UK | | | +1 to most of the sentiments expressed here. The man had an all too rare talent - original thinking.
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03-18-2008, 07:58 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Seoul, Republic of Korea | | I personally have 13 of his novels.
He showed his firm belief in humanity's good will in his many works.
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03-18-2008, 08:00 PM
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