This week, Arthur C. Clarke died on Wednesday at the age of 90. If you know who Arthur C. Clarke is - you’re probably a nerd. He was the last of the “big three” (Asimov and Heinlien being the other two) science fiction writers of the 20th Century.
What made his writing superior? The man was a genius. He came up with the idea of using communications satellites in geostationary orbit as relay stations (the Equatorial geostationary orbit is called the “Clarke Orbit”). He was a RAF Radar Specialist when even the spelling of “RADAR” was Top Secret.
Arthur C. Clark was a master of the gift of taking technical concepts and making them understandable, let alone entertaining. This has been a personal challenge of mine - especially this week as I submit my first paper to ASME. While I’ve yet to hone that gift, others have.
So, for today’s Friday Five: Five Geek Books You Should Read ASAP (more…)
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