Arthur C. Clarke passed away in Sri Lanka a couple of days ago.
While this is sad news, he did live a long, eventful life and will be remembered for generations to come.
Clarke, of course, is best known for The Sentinel, the short story that eventually became 2001: A Space Odyssey, the seminal science-fiction film by Stanley Kubrick.
I guess Clarke was known for being the "scientists' science-fiction writer" in that his work was based on a solid foundation of science. Astonishingly, he was (apparently) credited for coming up with the idea for broadcast satellites in geo-synchronous orbit around the Earth.
A tip of the hat to a brilliant writer who touched the lives of millions the world over.
LINKS
NYT Obituary
Wikipedia
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