I have heard, but can not document this, that Clarke received a patent
for geostationary satellites and has received quite a bit of money for
the royalties. It seems strange to me that one could patent an
operational idea; I don't know whether to believe this or not.
Jim
kilopascal wrote:
>
> Arthur C.Clarke says 2001 is "real" party time
> Reuters
> 2000-12-27 23:56
>
> COLOMBO, 27 Dec (Reuters) - ...
....
> Clarke, who turned 83 last month, has lived to see many of his predictions
> come true including a then controversial theory in 1945 which forecast a
> world linked by a network of geo-stationary satellites.
>
> Reuters/Variety
....
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