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Transcript: 'Space Odyssey' Author Clarke Dies at 90
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STEVE INSKEEP
NPR Morning Edition
03-19-2008
'Space Odyssey' Author Clarke Dies at 90
Host: STEVE INSKEEP
Time 11:00-12:00 PM
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STEVE INSKEEP, host:
And let's take a moment to remember Sir Arthur C. Clarke, who has died at the age of 90. He's best known for writing "2001: A Space Odyssey," which became a movie. But he wrote many dozens of science fiction novels. He was a trained scientist who applied intellectual rigor to his imagination. And he inspired generations of writers and scientists.
NPR's Neda Ulaby has this remembrance.
NEDA ULABY: On his 90th birthday just a few months ago, Arthur C. Clarke recorded a YouTube message to his friends and fans.
(Soundbite of YouTube ...