Childhood Ends, Ends

Animation Magazine reports

Arthur C. Clarke Dies

Famed science-fiction writer and futurist Arthur C. Clarke passed away Wednesday at the age of 90. Among his many accomplishments was co-writing the screenplay for Stanley Kubrick`s 1968 sci-fi classic 2001: A Space Odyssey, which broke new ground in special effects and won an Oscar for its stunning visuals. Clarke also wrote more than 100 non-fiction scientific books and is credited with originating the idea for communications satellites.

The Clarke book that I love the most is Childhood`s End (1953) I am alos fond of The Nine Billion Names of God (1967). Clarke was born in England but moved to Sri Lanka in the late 1950s.