Comments on: Sir Arthur Charles Clarke, CBE, FBIS (16 December 1917 – 19 March 2008)

By: Lexington Green

Lexington Green — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:53:16 +0000

One of the greats. A world-shaping visionary and writer whose impact was so all-pervasive to ever be fully understood. Rest in peace, sir.

By: Jay Manifold

Jay Manifold — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:45:28 +0000

Fixed.

By: Jim Bennett

Jim Bennett — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:25:44 +0000

Actually, looking at the Times and Telegraph obituaries, I don’t see an FRS. That’s surprising, but perhaps they viewed his achievement as engineering, not science. He was, however, FBIS — a Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society.

By: david foster

david foster — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:48:03 +0000

I haven't read a lot of Clarke, but I do remember this story.

By: Jim Bennett

Jim Bennett — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 01:31:55 +0000

He was also a FRS, I believe.