Arthur C Clarke: 90th Birthday Reflections

By thescian on January 24, 2008.

One of the greatest living science fiction authors. His Childhood's end and The City and the Stars were a great influence on me many years ago.

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Thanks for putting the video up. I have been a reader of Arthur C. Clarke for some 20 years. He truly is a legend in the field of science fiction. It's great to see he's still counting his orbits around the sun.

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