Article: Sky's the limit.(editorial)(Arthur C. Clarke)(Editorial)(Biography)

We've got a group of curious writers and editors at Mechanical Engineering--none more so than Alan Brown. Last month, Brown said, "We've got to write something on Clarke!" He was referring to the passing of Arthur C. Clarke, the British science fiction novelist who died in March at the age of 90.

If you're a fan of science fiction, as Brown is, you know that Clarke, best known for co-writing with director Stanley Kubrick the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, wrote some 100 other books as well. In doing so, Clarke inspired legions of curious engineers, scientists, and writers to their careers. And Brown, a member of the National Association of Science Writers, is ...

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