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Requiescat in Pacem: Arthur C. Clarke
March 19, 2008
Yesterday I wrote about a man who died far too young, and today I'm writing about a man who died at age 90 -- an age which might seem not too young.
But not when the man who dies at age 90 is Arthur C. Clarke. He did so many things in his life other than write great science fiction: he served in the Royal Army, conceived of geostationary satellites, and founded his own scuba-diving school in Sri Lanka, his adopted home since 1956.
But for many of us, Clarke will remain famous and revered for writing a 1948 story, "The Sentinel," which formed the basis for Stanley Kubrick's masterwork "2001: A Space Odyssey."
And for this one of us, Clarke will remain revered for Childhood's End, the perfect capstone to my own.
Posted by Bethanne Patrick on March 19, 2008 | Comments (2)
