Science fiction author and future visionary Sir Arthur C. Clarke has passed away aged 90. The man behind 2001: A Space Odyssey had quite a prescient mind when it came to picturing how the future would look – this is a huge (though hardly unexpected) loss:
George Whitesides, the executive director of the National Space Society, on which Clarke served on the board of governors, paid tribute to Sir Arthur.
He told BBC News 24: “That particular enthusiasm of his was what I think made him so popular in many ways.
“He was always thinking about what could come next but also about how life could be improved in the future.
“It’s a vision that I think we could use more of today.”
Clarke was also fascinated by the paranormal and mysteries, and many will remember him for his “Mysterious Worlds” television series. Although he later recanted some of his previous ‘belief’ in the paranormal, he appears to have retained his interest in ‘strange’ topics throughout his life.
Sure to be many thousands of words written about his passing, so no need for me to add any more to it.
