the 19th March seems to have been a busy day for the Grim Reaper. We lost Anthony Minghella (director and writer), Arthur C Clarke (writer and presenter) and John Hewer (actor (Captain Birds Eye)). All will be missed.
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the 19th March seems to have been a busy day for the Grim Reaper. We lost Anthony Minghella (director and writer), Arthur C Clarke (writer and presenter) and John Hewer (actor (Captain Birds Eye)). All will be missed.
I didn't know that Arthur C Clarke had died today. That is indeed sad news. Although he did reach 90 years which is a good age.
I really liked the work of Arthur C Clarke. I wished for the day in Uni when a project came up with a city of the future scheme - I would have ripped off his towers from 3001 and got all the credit! Sad day.
Those towers were a scientific idea that ACC ripped from someone along with the 'cosmic elevator' idea. Half the time i think ACC took theories and wrapped a narrative around them. Just take a look at his idea in 2010 and how scientinsts are genuinely looking at Europa as an area where extraterrestrial life could exist.
Captain Birdseye? NOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooo
Ah! So you were one of those children. ;)
The courts won't be able to prosecute now!
Arthur C Clarke was definitely one of my favourite authors. The last surviving classic sci-fi writer. I remember the first book I read in english was one of his. Allthough he stopped writing a long time ago, it's still a shame that he's gone. :(