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http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5jfE8qUikNEG6MVWqYku2k8BD_RcgD8VG4BB00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_C._Clarke

http://www.clarkefoundation.org/

03.18.08
After prolific and esteemed career, Sir Arthur has passed away in Sri Lanka.

Quotes

I'm sure we would not have had men on the Moon if it had not been for Wells and Verne and the people who write about this and made people think about it. I'm rather proud of the fact that I know several astronauts who became astronauts through reading my books.

Kind of says it all.