Anyone remember Arthur C. Clarke? When I was in college he was a very prominent science fiction writer, much read by engineering students like myself. He was among the most influential visionaries in technology. Today, many of the concepts he wrote about have come to pass. He once said:
"Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic."Arthur C. Clarke died today at the age of 90. Along with his many written works (such as the infamous and immeasurably influential 2001: A Space Odyssey), Clarke was possibly best known for conceptualizing the geostationary communications satellite -- clearly one of the most important technological innovations in history.
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