Arthur C. Clarke’s Google Lunar X PRIZE Message
By John DeNardo |
Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 at
12:22 am
Here’s Arthur C. Clarke on Google’s Luna X PRIZE. “One small step for Google” indeed.
Notice the library shelf behind him. That’s, what, like 80 copies of his various 2001 books and sequels? I’d call him egotistical but he’s got fewer than I do. (I kid! Or do I….?)
[via Mundane-SF, who puts their own spin on it]
Related posts:
- Lunar SF
- Don’t Drop Your Bookmark in the Shower
- Thursday YouTube: Google Sky
- The Ig Nobel Prize
- Too Cool…
Filed under: Space
Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!
That is a strange assortment of books behind him.
And the Mundane-SF crowd… :sigh:
Clarke’s nickname when he was more a fan than a writer was “Ego”. And I think you might want to look at the name of his yearly personal message for another hint.
All, the multi-copies on ACC’s bookshelf are different editions of each novel, often international publications. Don’t confuse ACC’s wry Brit humour with self-aggrandizement or egoism with egotism. Arthur is a wonderful human being and an amazing intellect who has earned some “I told you so’s”. His upcoming 90th birthday coincides with the 50th anniversary of the space age, some of which he predicted, some of which he inspired, and all of which we owe him a personal nod everytime we use a telephone, watch TV or use GPS.