Sir Arthur C Clarke passes away

Written by Vince Pettit | Tuesday, March 18, 2008 |

British science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke has died after a cardio-repiratory attack. Once called “the first dweller in the electronic cottage”, his vision of future space travel and computing captured the popular imagination.

1968 Clarke shot to fame when his short story The Sentinel was made into the film ‘2001: A Space Odyssey‘, which was directed by Stanley Kubrick.

British astronomer, Sir Patrick Moore, had known Sir Arthur since they met as teenagers at the British Interplanetary Society.

“He was ahead of his time in so many ways,” Sir Patrick said.

“Quite apart from artificial satellites there were other things too. A great science fiction writer, a very good scientist, a great prophet and a very dear friend, I’m very, very sad that he’s gone.”

He paid tribute to his friend, remembering him as “a very sincere person” with “a strong sense of humour”.

Below is a scene from 2001: A Space Odyssey

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