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A legend passes.

Postby Porkinator » Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:31 am

This guy was awesome and excited my imagination before I understood the pictures in Penthouse.
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Re: A legend passes.

Postby myxxplyxx » Wed Mar 19, 2008 9:22 am

old school science fiction master passes :(

he had a good long ride :)
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Re: A legend passes.

Postby Houdini » Wed Mar 19, 2008 3:14 pm

Yup great guy with amazing vision of the future. He was credited as the first person to conceptualize satellites in geosynchronous orbit for the purpose of communication. The measurement of that orbit is called the Clark orbit after him. He had that idea in 1945! Amazing guy!
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