Arthur C Clarke dies

[hedgewitch]

By SPACE.com Staff
Science fiction writer, inventor and futurist Arthur C. Clarke has died, leaving fans bereft at the loss of his brilliance and creativity.

Clarke died early Wednesday after suffering from breathing problems, the Associated Press reported. He was 90 years old. He suffered from post-polio syndrome and was confined to a wheelchair toward the end of his life.

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This man unwittingly played a huge role in my young life. I have the utmost respect for him.Ninety is a good age.
I will miss him.

Thank you Mr. Clarke

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yeh I heard that.
some of his writing had a huge effect on me.

[Wombat]

Wow, I hadn't heard!

Yep, we lost a good one when we lost him!

Nev

[camillitech]

This man unwittingly played a huge role in my young life.

think this man made a huge impression on allot of young boys that's why he lived in Sri lanka

[Thurston Garden]

I was never really into his stuff as a wee laddie, but I did have the pleasure of meeting him when he was invited onto the Good Ship Liverpool when we were in Sri Lanka in 1995.

He gave a long and interesting talk in the hangar to the ships company. I had just bought Mike Oldfield's Songs of Distant Earth which was inspired by Clarke's then recent book. I got chatting to him after the talk and he signed the sleeve of the CD for me, admitting that he had only just heard that Oldfield had written the music after being inspired by his book.

One thing I do remember him telling me was that he was 20% functional on land but 80% functional underwater! Keen diver and that was the attraction for Sri Lanka. Apparently.