tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post71560847111471367..comments2024-03-25T17:38:55.490-07:00Comments on Dar Kush: Arthur C. Clarke is deadSteven Barneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13630529492355131777noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-37824900070483239162008-03-19T23:56:00.000-07:002008-03-19T23:56:00.000-07:00I've been a Clarke fan since reading Childhood's E...I've been a Clarke fan since reading Childhood's End over a quarter century ago. The novelization of 2001: A Space Odyssey and its successors stand out as some of the few works to capture the seer poetic beauty and majesty of space. I too recall the 80's, those days of Reagan's terrifying nuclear gambit, when Clarke, Caldicott and Sagan were a chorus of sanity amid the dim of genocidal bloodlust. More than his invention of the communications satellite or the inspiration many space enthusiasts derived from his writings, Clarke's actions during the Coldwar's Endgame may have ensured that our species indeed lives to travel the Universe and sing the Songs of Distant Earth. My first instinct's to mourn Sir Clarke's passing, but the sadness soon vanishes when my mind attains that vast perspective of the far reaches of space and time, which his works helped to nurture within my psyche. <BR/><BR/>"Although your life's done, your legacy's just begun, and the surf of far seas and stars shall yet sound your songs and celebrate your dreams fulfilled."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-90413115731329000952008-03-19T12:14:00.000-07:002008-03-19T12:14:00.000-07:00I've only read one or two of his books. I can't re...I've only read one or two of his books. I can't remember for sure if I've read <I>Childhood's End</I>. I think I have but I can't remember anything about it. <I>Rendezvous With Rama</I> is the one I know I've read. That was interesting.<BR/><BR/>Whenever I think of Clarke the first thing I think of is Clarke's Law: <I>"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."</I> I've always liked that little quote for some reason.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-70011285952707008922008-03-19T09:52:00.000-07:002008-03-19T09:52:00.000-07:00The world was better for his being born and will b...The world was better for his being born and will be worse for his death. RIP Clarke.Mike Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13634414529649908616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-73157177417120860592008-03-18T20:19:00.000-07:002008-03-18T20:19:00.000-07:00I don't know the propriety of such things, but thi...I don't know the propriety of such things, but this YouTube nine minute video was made by Sir Arthur in December and contains his reflections on the occasion of his 90th birthday. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="" REL="nofollow" HTTP://COMMUNITY.LIVEJOURNAL.COM/THEINFERIOR4/221184.HTML>Arthur Clarks reflections on his 90th Birthday</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-75283668113075511132008-03-18T17:42:00.000-07:002008-03-18T17:42:00.000-07:00Like you I grew up on Clarke, Asimov and Heinlein....Like you I grew up on Clarke, Asimov and Heinlein. They were inspirational and Clarke will be missed.<BR/><BR/>Marty SAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9339191.post-65847425584594774962008-03-18T16:56:00.000-07:002008-03-18T16:56:00.000-07:00A true legend and giant has left us this day... RI...A true legend and giant has left us this day... <BR/><BR/>RIP, Arthur C. Clarke. <BR/><BR/>You will be missed.LaVeda H. Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03223925698930139947noreply@blogger.com