[GZG] Arthur C Clarke

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those of you who have not yet heard, Arthur C Clarke has passed away.
:-(

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - Arthur C. Clarke, a visionary science fiction
writer who won worldwide acclaim with more than 100 books on space, science
and the future, died Wednesday in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, an aide said.
He was 90.

Clarke, who had battled debilitating post-polio syndrome since the
1960s and sometimes used a wheelchair, died at 1:30 a.m. local time after
suffering breathing problems, aide Rohan De Silva said.

Clarke moved to Sri Lanka in 1956, lured by his interest in marine diving —
which he said was as close as he could get to the weightless feeling of space.
"I'm perfectly operational underwater," he once said.

Another news story here:

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ome

Mk

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Clarke was a great writer. I still read The Garden of Rama at least once a
year. I will remember him fondly.

Bobby

> On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 9:46 PM, Indy <indy.kochte@gmail.com> wrote:

> For those of you who have not yet heard, Arthur C Clarke has passed
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601088&sid=asf8WIi3POP8&refer=h
ome
> Mk

> Indy wrote:

> For those of you who have not yet heard, Arthur C Clarke has passed

<http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2008/03/arthur_c_clarke_1.html#more>

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nks, Oerjan,

I hope I can face my end with the same grace that Mr.Clarke exhibited in that
video.

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 2:23 PM, Oerjan Ariander <orjan.ariander1@comhem.se>
wrote:

> Indy wrote:
<http://www.nasawatch.com/archives/2008/03/arthur_c_clarke_1.html#more>
> /Oerjan