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19 de Marzo, 2008
90 orbits
Categorized under Literatura , Salud | Tags: Arthur C. Clarke, Authors
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GOODBYE to Arthur C. Clarke one of the Sci-Fi names I read devoutly during younger years, along with Asimov, Le Guin, Bradbury, Heinlen, and some others.
British-born science fiction guru, Arthur C. Clarke, died at a hospital in Sri Lanka on Wednesday, his aide Rohan de Silva told AFP. He was 90. [...]Clarke, who in 1945 predicted the establishment of communication satellites, has written more than 80 books. He was Sri Lanka's best-known resident guest and has a scientific academy named after him. [..]
"I dearly wish to see lasting peace established in Sri Lanka as soon as possible," he said, referring to Asia's longest-running war in which the Tamil Tigers' campaign for an independent homeland has left tens of thousands dead.
Although the conflict started in 1972, fighting has been escalating in the island since late 2005, when a Nordic-brokered truce unravelled.
"But I'm aware that peace cannot just be wished -- it requires a great deal of hard work, courage and persistence," he said in a taped message released to reporters here before the celebrations.
Clarke, who also wished for evidence of extra-terrestrial life and for the world to adopt cleaner fuels on his birthday, said he did not feel "a day older than 89" as he completed "90 orbits around the sun."
"I have no regrets and no more personal ambitions," said the writer, who was confined for the past three decades to a wheelchair because of the effects of post-polio syndrome.
¡Salud!
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Comentarios (4)
gandalf mantooth dijo:
I used to stay up late as a kid reading his novels, desperate to finish each one.
Palabras por gandalf mantooth spat forth on el 19 de Marzo, 2008 at 09:45 AM
Texano78704 dijo:
I was actually more a fan of E. E. Smith and Asimov, but also enjoyed a few of Clarke's books. Hasta luego.
Palabras por Texano78704 spat forth on el 19 de Marzo, 2008 at 12:35 PM
M.Yu dijo:
I was a Heinlein fan 'cuz he was into polyamory, nudity and general sexyness but Clarke was a scientific mind who stayed away from dogmatic thinking and kept his humanity in a way like no other. He will be missed.
This is a nice break from the War blogswarm at my place.
I needed the off planet rest, thx
Palabras por M.Yu spat forth on el 19 de Marzo, 2008 at 01:04 PM
yave begnet dijo:
I can't say I really understood Childhood's End when I read it as a child, but it made a big impression on me, anyway. One of the first books I remember that didn't have a happy ending and I kept waiting for the deux ex machina but it never came.
Palabras por yave begnet spat forth on el 19 de Marzo, 2008 at 06:48 PM