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[oblio]

O zi trista pentru fanii literaturii SF din toata lumea. Azi a murit Arthur C. Clarke, in varsta de 90 de ani (16 decembrie 1917, 19 martie 2008).
Pentru cei care nu stiu, Clarke a fost unul dintre "Cei 3 mari" ai literaturii SF, alaturi de Isaac Asimov si Robert A. Heinlein. Mai multe detalii despre viata lui puteti gasi in articolul Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke

Cateva puncte mai importante:
- a fost autorul romanului "Odiseea spatiala 2001"
- a castigat premiile Hugo si Nebula (unele dintre cele mai importante premii pentru literatura SF) pentru "Rendezvous cu Rama"
- a fost autorul ideii de "orbita geostationara", care permite satelitilor actuali GPS, TV, si nu numai, sa se afle pe o orbita stationara in jurul Pamantului
- pentru cei care au urmarit Discovery Channel, a prezentat seria de documentare "Mysterious World"
- multe romane si povestiri SF

Sursa:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-clarke19mar19,0,393161.story

Importanta: 8
Credibilitate: 10
Domeniu: cultura

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[sabertooth]

In ultima parte a vietii a trait in Ceylon. De asemeni pentru doritorii de noutati tari, baiatu' era putin pedofil. Dar vorba aia: despre morti numai de bine.

Sa-i fie tarana usoara.

PS: Poti sa-l adaugi printre cei trei mari si pe Frank Herbert autorul celebrei Dune.

[~Empathy~]

Da, ma mir ca Frank Herbert nu e acolo.

RIP.

[mapleoin]

ultimul video: http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2008/03/video-arthur-c.html

[oblio]

Când am postat ştirea m-am gândit exact la fel ca voi. Chestia e că "Cei 3 mari" sunt prima generaţie, ca să zic aşa. Herbert a venit mult mai târziu

saber:

Clarke Denies Pedophile Allegations

Science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke has vehemently denied a story in the sensationalist British newspaper The Sunday Mirror that claims Clarke is a pedophile. Earlier this week Clarke released a statement to the press that said, "the accusations are such nonsense that I have found it difficult to treat them with the contempt that they deserve." He added, "I categorically state that The Sunday Mirror's article is grossly defamatory and contains statements which in themselves and by innuendo are quite false, grossly inaccurate and extremely harmful."

The Mirror ran the offending report in its Feb.1 edition, a day before Prince Charles was to have visited Sri Lanka to bestow an honorary knighthood on Clarke. Clarke said he had subsequently asked that his investiture be pushed back "in order to avoid embarrassment to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales during his visit to Sri Lanka." The British born Clarke has made his home in Sri Lanka since 1956.

Sunday Mirror? Scuză-mă, ăsta şi The Sun sunt un fel de "Atac la persoană" britanice.