tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post4031742249591568880..comments2024-03-29T01:24:21.143-07:00Comments on Biology in Science Fiction: Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008)Peggy Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-85717317258746729732008-03-19T23:35:00.000-07:002008-03-19T23:35:00.000-07:00Also, Arthur Clarke was the first, who suggested i...Also, Arthur Clarke was the first, who suggested in 1945 to use geostationary orbit (h = 36,000 km) for global satellite communication,<BR/>http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/Clarke_Belt.html<BR/><BR/>Now this region named as Clarke Ring or Clarke Belt...Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05557596039480786383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-21468322428694366192008-03-19T19:44:00.000-07:002008-03-19T19:44:00.000-07:00rpg: One of the things I love about Clarke is his ...rpg: One of the things I love about Clarke is his optimism about the human race. <BR/><BR/>Arvind: RIP stands for "Rest in Peace". It's often written on grave stones.Peggy Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18360669414917755737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-22211223016827263852008-03-19T18:38:00.000-07:002008-03-19T18:38:00.000-07:00A befitting obituary on the doyen of sf world by y...A befitting obituary on the doyen of sf world by you Peggy,Thanks.<BR/>Indians science fiction writers pay heart felt tributes to his outstanding loyalty and commitment to the genre.<BR/>Please tell what prefix RIP to his name stands for ?Arvind Mishrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02231261732951391013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34970069.post-28481090114633226502008-03-19T16:45:00.000-07:002008-03-19T16:45:00.000-07:00Thanks for this, Peggy.There was no single skill i...Thanks for this, Peggy.<BR/><BR/><I>There was no single skill in which the hominids excelled, but they could do everything after a fashion. ... Having failed to adapt themselves to their environment, they might yet one day change it to suit their own desires.</I><BR/><BR/>sends a shiver down my spine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com