Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke, 90
Posted: Tuesday, March 18th, 2008 5:42 pm
Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001: A Space Odyssey and a man considered one of the world’s top science fiction writers, has died.
He was 90. An aide announced his death Tuesday in Colombo, Sri Lanka, where he had lived since 1956. …
Clarke had battled debilitating post-polio syndrome since the 1960s and sometimes used a wheelchair. …
A scientist whose work helped lead to the creation of modern satellite systems and early space exploration, his work bridged art and science. …
With Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein, he was considered one of the “Big Three” of science fiction.
His fiction predicted space travel before rockets were even test fired and foretold computers wreaking havoc with modern life. Clarke was a lone voice of dissent when the world feared that the Y2K bug would lead to mayhem in 2000. … Read full obituary
