Posts tagged with 'Arthur_C._Clarke'

    • Remembering Arthur C. Clarke

      POSTED BY CHARLIE SCHNEIDER, MARCH 20 2008 11:51 AM | PERMALINK

       

       

       

       

       

      In honor of the great Arthur C. Clarke's passing I thought I'd take a moment to pay homage to the man who influenced so many people. Most probably remember Clarke for his popular science fiction novels like 2001: A Space Oddysey, Childhood's End, and The Fountains of Paradise. What you may not know is that he came up with the idea for geosynchronos satellites. He was talking about communications satellites, but even in the comic book world people listened. That's why the Justice League's...