Arthur C. Clarke, the author of “2001: A Space Odyssey” — and widely acclaimed as the 20th century’s greatest science fiction writer — died early Wednesday in Sri Lanka. He was 90 years old. He wrote nearly 100 books.
With his scientific knowledge and his novelist talent he “helped usher in the space age,” as The New York Times put it in its obituary today. Astronauts and eminent scientists pointed to his influence on America’s and the world’s attitudes about space.
Guests:
Tedson Meyers, chairman of the Arthur C. Clarke Foundation.
Andrew Chaikin, science historian and author of “Man on the Moon.”
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