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The thumbprint of God!

mhjb — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 06:56:08 -0800

Arthur C. Clarke presents a documentary on fractals Direct YT links, in case the main link dies: 1 2 3 4 5 6

KA-BOOM!!!!

fearfulsymmetry — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:47:21 -0800

The Tunguska Event. A century ago, something exploded over Russia... Different theories abound. Some of the more outlandish are summed up in the always splendid Arthur C Clarke's Mysterious World 1 2 3

Neither technology nor magic was sufficiently advanced.

Skorgu — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:15:16 -0800

Arthur C. Clarke, author of 2001, inventor of the telecommunications satellite and the only reason most geeks can find Sri Lanka on a map, has died shortly after celebrating his 90th birthday.

Stanley Kubrick Revealed

New Frontier — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:37:58 -0800

The Hidden Stanley Kubrick. In the nine years following Stanley Kubrick's death on March 7, 1999, several of his collaborators have written and spoken about their experiences working with this notoriously reclusive filmmaker. Their reminiscences shed light on aspects of Kubrick’s family life, private thoughts and work habits, and make for fascinating reading and viewing. Those who've shared their reflections include Michael Herr (co-screenwriter, "Full Metal Jacket"); Leon Vitali (actor, "Barry Lyndon" and Kubrick's personal assistant for nearly 25 years); Ian Watson (credited with the "screen story" for "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence"); and Brian Aldiss (who helped to develop the story for "A.I."). Peter Bogdanovich gathered together the impressions of others who worked with Kubrick on various projects over the legendary director's career. More reflections on Kubrick, this time from Arthur C. Clarke (co-screenwriter, "2001: A Space Odyssey"); Wendy Carlos (composer, "A Clockwork Orange" and "The Shining"); Stephen King (author, "The Shining"); Frederic Raphael (co-screenwriter, "Eyes Wide Shut"); Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise and Alan Cumming (actors, "Eyes Wide Shut"); as well as Steven Spielberg (director and screenwriter, "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence").

2001: An Adapted Odyssey

fallenposters — Fri, 22 Jun 2007 08:31:14 -0800

Scans from Jack Kirby's comic book adaptation of 2001: A Space Odyssey. Here are some scans of his sketches as well. You can read more about the adaptation here and here. (via)

Nova Swing

ninebelow — Wed, 02 May 2007 13:47:52 -0800

Nova Swing by M John Harrison has won the 2007 Arthur C Clarke Award. Named after the famous author and announced on the opening night of the Sci Fi London film festival the award is one of the most prestigious in science fiction. Everything you could possibly wish to know about this year's shortlist.

GriffX — Thu, 27 Jun 2002 19:44:27 -0800

The prolific and inventive Philip Jose Farmer has long been one of my favorite science fiction writers, but he is rarely counted among the Lists of Greats of the 'old school' authors.(Asimov, Clarke, Niven et al). Does anyone else have a favorite SF writer who seems to get less credit than he or she deserves?

tsarfan — Wed, 27 Mar 2002 21:49:58 -0800

"Even though the challenges to bring the space elevator to reality are substantial, there are no physical or economic reasons why it can't be built in our lifetime."

Once just a cool sci-fi idea dreampt up by Arthur Clarke, Space.com reports that a 62,000 mile ride is not only possible, but probable. And cheap at only a couple hundred bucks per pound.

wendell — Fri, 26 May 2000 16:16:51 -0800

"Open the pod bay doors, HAL."
"Yes, Sir!"