Report: Arthur C. Clarke, Dead at 90

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Wow. One of the "Big Three" (Dr Clarke, Dr Asimov, and Heinlein).

Last night, after a long day spent with my youngest brother and his son, my
3-year-old Nephew Jaden I'd only first met this past Sunday (a super little
tyke), I rested my tired feet and tossed in two versions of my 2001: A Space
Oddysey DVD's (the old MGM one and the 2001 Warners one; I have yet to get
an HDTV or Blu Ray); on the older DVD I saw a speech and then Q & A session
with Dr Clarke....I thought about all the grandeur of speculating the
future, and how lucky we were to still have Dr Clarke around....then this.
Damn.
I have yet to read any of his Rama books....I think it's about damn time I
did.



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Joseph S. Powell, III wrote:
Wow. One of the "Big Three" (Dr Clarke, Dr Asimov, and Heinlein).

Last night, after a long day spent with my youngest brother and his son, my
3-year-old Nephew Jaden I'd only first met this past Sunday (a super little
tyke), I rested my tired feet and tossed in two versions of my 2001: A Space
Oddysey DVD's (the old MGM one and the 2001 Warners one; I have yet to get
an HDTV or Blu Ray); on the older DVD I saw a speech and then Q & A session
with Dr Clarke....I thought about all the grandeur of speculating the
future, and how lucky we were to still have Dr Clarke around....then this.
Damn.
I have yet to read any of his Rama books....I think it's about damn time I
did.

Read the first book: Rendezvous with Rama. The rest were written
mostly by Gentry Lee with Clarke acting as the editor and are not, umm,
highly regarded. Rendezvous with Rama would make a good movie if it were
done right.

Other Arthur C. Clarke major works are Childhood's End, The City and
the Stars, Against the Fall of Night. He will be missed.

Alan F

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Joseph S. Powell, III wrote:
Wow. One of the "Big Three" (Dr Clarke, Dr Asimov, and Heinlein).
I have yet to read any of his Rama books....I think it's about damn time
I
did.

Read the first book: Rendezvous with Rama. The rest were written mostly
by Gentry Lee with Clarke acting as the editor and are not, umm, highly
regarded. Rendezvous with Rama would make a good movie if it were done
right.


Yeah, they progressively get "worse" in my opinion.

But then again, I think the same thing happened with this 2001 series. 3001
was very disappointing to me.


Other Arthur C. Clarke major works are Childhood's End,

An excellent one.

The City and the Stars, Against the Fall of Night. He will be missed.

I also liked his short story the 9 Billion names of God.

And a star just winked out.


Alan F



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On Mar 18, 9:19*pm, "Joseph S. Powell, III" wrote:
Wow. One of the "Big Three" (Dr Clarke, Dr Asimov, and Heinlein).

Last night, after a long day spent with my youngest brother and his son, my
3-year-old Nephew Jaden I'd only first met this past Sunday (a super little
tyke), I rested my tired feet and tossed in two versions of my 2001: A Space
Oddysey DVD's (the old MGM one and the 2001 Warners one; I have yet to get
an HDTV or Blu Ray); on the older DVD I saw a speech and then Q & A session
with Dr Clarke....I thought about all the grandeur of speculating the
future, and how lucky we were to still have Dr Clarke around....then this.
Damn.
I have yet to read any of his Rama books....I think it's about damn time I
did.

The first one is very good and then they start to get progressively
worse. The latter ones are co-authored and I think that has something
to do with it.

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Joseph S. Powell, III wrote:
Wow. One of the "Big Three" (Dr Clarke, Dr Asimov, and Heinlein).
I have yet to read any of his Rama books....I think it's about damn time
I
did.

*Read the first book: Rendezvous with Rama. The rest were written mostly
by Gentry Lee with Clarke acting as the editor and are not, umm, highly
regarded. Rendezvous with Rama would make a good movie if it were done
right.

Yeah, they progressively get "worse" in my opinion.

Yep, I agree.


But then again, I think the same thing happened with this 2001 series. *3001
was very disappointing to me.

I couldn't get past 2051 (was it?) after 2010...


*Other Arthur C. Clarke major works are Childhood's End,

An excellent one.

The City and the Stars, Against the Fall of Night. He will be missed.

I also liked his short story the 9 Billion names of God.

And a star just winked out.

Again, I agree.

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I weep for he was one of the great SF writers, and '2001: A Space Odyssey'
is still one of my favorite movies. I'm glad he got to see 2001 IRL and be
able to compare it to his own 60's vision. In some regards we are light
years behind the capabillities they had in the movie (SSTO, intelligent
computers), in others we are way ahead (minitaturized computers, integrated
circuitry, graphical operating systems, electronics). It's also very funny
to see how many 60's traits were in the movie, such as the centrallized
computing idiom, the Soviets and mini-skirts.




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On Mar 19, 2:55*pm, "Jim Relsh" wrote:
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I weep for he was one of the great SF writers, and '2001: A Space Odyssey'
is still one of my favorite movies. I'm glad he got to see 2001 IRL and be
able to compare it to his own 60's vision. In some regards we are light
years behind the capabillities they had in the movie (SSTO, intelligent
computers), in others we are way ahead (minitaturized computers, integrated
circuitry, graphical operating systems, electronics). It's also very funny
to see how many 60's traits were in the movie, such as the centrallized
computing idiom, the Soviets and mini-skirts.

You forgot Pan-Am. And 2001 will be remembered more for the terrorist
attack than anything technological or space-related.

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I weep for he was one of the great SF writers, and '2001: A Space Odyssey'
is still one of my favorite movies. I'm glad he got to see 2001 IRL and be
able to compare it to his own 60's vision. In some regards we are light
years behind the capabillities they had in the movie (SSTO, intelligent
computers), in others we are way ahead (minitaturized computers,
integrated circuitry, graphical operating systems, electronics). It's also
very funny to see how many 60's traits were in the movie, such as the
centrallized computing idiom, the Soviets and mini-skirts.


Don't forget Ma Bell!




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