RIP..My Hero

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RIP..My Hero

Postby commoner » Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:14 am

So sad to that my all time hero Arthur C Clarke passed away ..The "Grand Old Man" of SF.........

 Again I say..So Sad...........commoner :'(

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Re: RIP..My Hero

Postby expat » Wed Mar 19, 2008 4:37 am

We have lost a visionary of our times.
He predicted everything from the power of computers to satellite communication and space travel a long time before they where a part of every day life. OK, you could argue that any one could do that. But if you did, back when he did it, people though he was barking mad. He has had one very big last laugh.

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