Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, quite likely the world's best known writer of science fiction passed away peacefully at his home in Colombo, Sri Lanka where he's lived since 1956.
A visionary, he was the first to propose satellite communications in 1945. One of his short stories inspired the World Wide Web, while another was later expanded to make the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey, which he co-wrote with director Stanley Kubrick.
You can see reflections on his 90 orbits around the sun here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qLdeEjdbWE
Rest in peace, Sir Arthur.
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