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Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Arthur C. Clarke: His New Odyssey

Famed science-fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke died yesterday at 90 years old.
The prolific Clarke, pictured here, who was also a scientist and deep-sea diver, was most famous for his novel, “2001: A Space Odyssey.” It was, of course, made into an award-winning movie, directed by Stanley Kubrick.
But I have always been an admirer of Clarke’s [...]

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Kara Swisher started covering digital issues for The Wall Street Journal's San Francisco bureau in 1997 and also wrote the BoomTown column about the sector. With Walt Mossberg, she co-produces and co-hosts D: All Things Digital, a major high-tech and media conference. Read more »

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