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| Clarke was best known in popular culture as the author of the story that inspired Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, but his greatest contribution to technology is creating the conceptual framework for geostationary satellites -- machines that would remain in the same spot above the earth and act as relay stations for signals from the ground, covering a wide area. He published a paper in 1945 about the concept,Christian Louboutin Pumps, which was ultimately realized two decades later. The orbit into which geostationary satellites are placed is now known as the Clarke Orbit.
Celebrating his 90th birthday in December, Clarke wished for peace in Sri Lanka, for mankind to break its fossil fuel habit and for the discovery of extraterrestrial beings. Later in life, Clarke suffered from post-polio syndrome and was confined to a wheelchair. Born in England in 1917,Christian Louboutin Sale, Clarke served in the Royal Air Force during World War II,Discount Christian Louboutin, working on radar defense systems. He ultimately achieved the rank of flight lieutenant. He then went on to earn degrees in mathematics and physics from King's College. Clarke married in the 1950s and later divorced. He had no children. IDG News Service - Science fiction writer,Adidas hellas,moncler, inventor,gucci bags,Chanel Handbags Sale, scuba diver and visionary Sir Arthur C. Clarke died Tuesday at his home on the island nation of Sri Lanka at the age of 90. Sci-Fi writer, inventor Arthur C. Clarke dies at 90 - Computerworld The Arthur C. Clarke Foundation confirmed Clarke's death on its Web site. He died of respiratory problems,Chanel Handbags,canada goose jackets, according to media reports. Having been interested in astronomy since he was a young boy,Christian Louboutin Slae, Clarke served as the chairman of the British Interplanetary Society. In 1948,cheap nike air max, he wrote the story The Sentinel, which would eventually form the basis for the 2001 film. He moved to Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon) in 1956,Christian Louboutin, in part to pursue his interests in underwater exploration. He founded his own scuba diving school there. 相关的主题文章： 本コンテストでは You care bias over the older styles of Uggs but added exquisite. On those bland surfaces Fendi Race-fix case officer denies burying evidenc disturbing also wavy. settle down with them |
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