He put himself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do.
Science fiction author Arthur C Clarke dies aged 90:
Science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke has died aged 90 in his adopted home of Sri Lanka, it was confirmed tonight.
The visionary author of over 100 books, who predicted the existence of satellites, was most famous for his short story “The Sentinel,” which was expanded into the novel on which Stanley Kubricks “2001: A Space Odyssey” was based.
He was also credited with inventing the concept of communications satellites in 1945, decades before they became a reality.
He first introduced me to the concept of the Space Elevator.
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