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Arthur C. Clarke, R.I.P.
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:26 pm
by jeffbert
Arthur C. Clarke Is Dead At 90
I know very little about him, all of which centers around '2001, a space odyssey.'
Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:49 pm
by fafner
Yes, I read that this morning
I had read a few of his novels ("Rendezvous with Rama" and "Base Venus" among others).
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 4:32 am
by tonigirl1000
Thanks for honoring him, Jeffbert and Fafner.
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:17 am
by munquibyte
He invented the communications satellite, and had a good show on the Discovery Channel years ago called 'Mysterious World', which dealt with paranormal claims and unlike most shows about the paranormal, it was dealt a skeptical perspective.
He wasn't as vocal as Carl Sagan, but he'll be missed.
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:49 pm
by jeffbert
You saw Mysterious World? I checked for DVDs by or featuring Clarke, but the user reviews for it seemed rather poor.
Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious Universe (Netflix)
Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:41 pm
by cybotron
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=10668429
Arthur C. Clarke Mandelbrot Set
I always found his instruction valuable and a lot of fun
I have some fractal videos I made myself using software...
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=4076960
Here is one of my fractal experiments with electronic score
Posted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 4:11 am
by tonigirl1000
Thanks, heard Richard Hoagland who used to work with Walter Cronkite, give Arthur C. Clarke a lot of credit for us having a space program.