On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 5:17 PM, Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Arthur C. Clarke has just passed away. > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23697230/ > > I loved the short stories of his I read as a teen.
My favorite story of his is called "The Ten Thousand Names of God." The ending is, shall we say, unexpected. The Bloomberg article about his death, http://tinyurl.com/ytmj35 , credits him as coming up with the ideas for satellites in geostationary orbit and space elevators. -- Mauro Diotallevi Alcohol and calculus don't mix. Don't drink and derive. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
