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Re: RIP Arthur C. Clarke
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lugnet.space
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Wed, 19 Mar 2008 02:09:43 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Bob Parker wrote:
Yes indeed. When I heard this news I was deeply saddened, though not really
surprised. I mean, he was 90, after all, and he suffered from post-polio
syndrome, so I’d say that he got his money’s worth for this ride!
I first read his collected short stories a year or so ago. A few clunkers, but
most of them were poignant, insightful, and clever. The Star may rank as
one of my all-time favorite s/f stories.
Prolific, long-lived, and endlessly passionate about science. One could hope to
leave no finer history of oneself. Well, aside from his stubborn support of
cold fusion, but who’s counting?
;)
Dave!
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