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From BBC News:

Legendary British science fiction writer Sir Arthur C Clarke has died in Sri Lanka at the age of 90. He came to fame when his story, 2001: A Space Odyssey, was made into a film by director Stanley Kubrick in 1968. Once called “the first dweller in the electronic cottage”, his vision captured the popular imagination.

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Arthur C. Clarke was one of the true icons of the future when I was growing up. His writings and lessons and the many programs he did on science and space inspired me as a child and nurtured my interest in science and technology. May he rest in Peace