Arthur C Clarke (1917-2008), prolific writer, visionary, and godfather of hard science fiction passed away early this morning due to cardio-respiratory attack at his home in Sri Lanka. He had recently turned 90.

While perhaps most widely recognised for his collaboration with Stanley Kubrick on ’2001: A Space odyssey’ Clarke’s fierce insight into the relationship between the advancement of technology and its impact on the human condition led him to foresee the rise of the the telecommunications satellite, cell phones, and even moon landings.

As Issac Asimov once put it “Nobody has done more in the way of enlightened prediction.”

Very truly a great loss for us all. We wish him well on his own journey.

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