A Moment Of Silence, Please

Arthur C. Clarke has passed, and with him a body of knowledge and incredible talent. I don’t even need to go into the brilliance resident in his many works, among them some of my favorite books of all time: Childhood’s End, 2001, Rendezvous With Rama…the list goes on.

Between Clarke, Asimov, and Heinlein, science fiction became as much a discipline and a medium of philosophy and social critique as it was simple entertainment.

I can only hope that future generations recognize him for his vision and clarity of prediction; he will be missed.